CHP - Choppies Enterprises Limited
Choppies Enterprises Limited, headquartered in Botswana, is an investment holding company listed on both the Botswana and Johannesburg stock exchanges. The group operates in the retail sector of the sub-Saharan African market, selling fresh farm produce and other food products. Choppies supermarket chain stores offer international manufacturer-branded food products and fast-moving consumer goods as well as its own private brand products.
Choppies currently has over 250 stores across the southern African region, and operates in eight countries (Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Namibia) as the company continues its expansion into new, as well as under-serviced areas in the existing markets.
Choppies operates mainly in three retail formats: Hyper Stores, Super Stores, and Value Stores. The retail chain focuses on food and non-edible groceries, clothing, tobacco, beauty products, and general merchandise. This also includes additional value-added services such as financial transactions at the till points.
Choppies Enterprises Limited is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Choppies Enterprises is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “CHP”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:CHP is BW0000001072. Choppies Enterprises Limited is currently the 97th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 14.2 billion, which makes about 0.06% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 7.31 |
| Day’s High Price | 7.53 |
| Traded Volume | 318,756 |
| Number of Deals | 65 |
| Gross Turnover | 2.39M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 0.1260 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 61.90 |
| Dividend Per Share | 0.03 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.38% |
| Shares Outstanding | 1.82B |
| Market Capitalization | 14.2B |
CHP Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +4% | +83.5% | +255% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +364% | +913% | -1.64% |
The current share price of Choppies Enterprises Limited (CHP) is ZAR 7.48. CHP closed its last trading day (Tuesday, January 6, 2026) at 7.80 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 2% gain over its previous closing price of 7.65 ZAR. Choppies Enterprises began the year with a share price of 7.93 ZAR but has since lost 1.64% off that price valuation, ranking it 333rd on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders’ fears may be allayed by the 84% increase of CHP share price since December 3rd, which is best on JSE.
Choppies Enterprises is the 143rd most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Oct 6, 2025 - Jan 6, 2026). CHP has traded a total volume of 16.3 million shares—in 3,859 deals—valued at ZAR 75.6 million over the period, with an average of 258,949 traded shares per session. A volume high of 1.35 million was achieved on October 28th, and a low of 655 on October 16th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Choppies Enterprises on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | 879,267 | 7.80 | +0.15 | +1.96% |
| 2026-01-05 | 1,038,133 | 7.65 | -0.30 | -3.77% |
| 2026-01-02 | 281,623 | 7.95 | +0.02 | +0.25% |
| 2025-12-31 | 549,199 | 7.93 | +0.18 | +2.32% |
| 2025-12-30 | 243,239 | 7.75 | +0.25 | +3.33% |
| 2025-12-29 | 461,254 | 7.50 | -0.08 | -1.06% |
| 2025-12-24 | 337,764 | 7.58 | +0.26 | +3.55% |
| 2025-12-23 | 523,637 | 7.32 | +1.08 | +17.31% |
| 2025-12-22 | 364,778 | 6.24 | +0.49 | +8.52% |
| 2025-12-19 | 572,020 | 5.75 |
Profile of Choppies Enterprises Limited
Choppies Enterprises Limited was founded on March 3, 1986 and operates in the Consumer Services sector, specifically, the Food & Drug Retailers industry. Choppies Enterprises contracts an estimated total number of 17,185 employees.
Factsheet of Choppies Enterprises Limited
- Sector
- Consumer Services
- Industry
- Food & Drug Retailers
- Address
- Plot No 100, Garborone Int Commerce Park, East Gate, Gaborone, Botswana
- Telephone
- +267-318-6657, +267-318-6658, +27-14-538-3181
- info@choppies.co.bw
- Website
- choppiesgroup.com
CHP Industrial Market Competitors
Choppies Enterprises Limited, issuers of the CHP stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Consumer Services sector and/or Food & Drug Retailers industry. The table below presents an overview of the market standing of the top 10 by year-to-date performance.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCP | Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited | 30.6B | 35.63 | +1.8% |
| SHP | Shoprite Holdings Ltd | 162B | 274.56 | +1.6% |
| SPP | The Spar Group Ltd | 18.5B | 95.89 | +0.41% |
| CLS | Clicks Group Ltd | 78.9B | 337.36 | +0.23% |
| PIK | Pick n Pay Stores Ltd | 18.5B | 24.75 | -0.6% |
| BOX | Boxer Retail Ltd | 31.9B | 69.65 | -2.38% |
| BID | BID Corporation Ltd | 138B | 408.85 | -3.09% |
| LEW | Lewis Group Ltd | 5.03B | 96.50 | +7.29% |
| SSU | Southern Sun Limited | 14.4B | 10.76 | +5.08% |
| CSB | Cashbuild Limited | 3.23B | 138.00 | +2.22% |