DSY - Discovery Limited
Discovery Limited provides insurance products and services. The Company offers life and health insurance, medical aid administration, science-based wellness programs, credit cards, and investment products. Discovery serves customers worldwide.
Discovery Ltd. is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and is an integrated financial services organisation specialising in health insurance, life assurance, wellness, investments and savings products, short-term insurance and banking products.
Discovery Ltd sells multiple insurance products and provides investment management services. The company has reportable segments based on a combination of products and services which are Health South Africa, Life South Africa, Invest South Africa,...
Discovery Limited is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Discovery is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “DSY”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:DSY is ZAE000022331. Discovery Limited is currently the 23rd most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 166 billion, which is about 0.655% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 240.26 |
| Day’s High Price | 245.34 |
| Traded Volume | 1.01M |
| Number of Deals | 5,071 |
| Gross Turnover | 246M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 14.47 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 16.84 |
| Dividend Per Share | 2.88 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.18% |
| Shares Outstanding | 682M |
| Market Capitalization | 166B |
DSY Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +0.66% | +6.36% | +10.8% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +12.5% | +17.2% | +7.07% |
The current share price of Discovery Limited (DSY) is ZAR 243.68. DSY closed its last trading day (Wednesday, February 25, 2026) at 243.68 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 0.3% drop from its previous closing price of 244.32 ZAR. Discovery began the year with a share price of 227.58 ZAR and has since gained 7.07% on that price valuation, ranking it 131st on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about DSY knowing the stock has accrued 6% over the past four-week period—74th best on JSE.
Discovery is the 55th most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Nov 25, 2025 - Feb 25, 2026). DSY has traded a total volume of 89 million shares—in 289,497 deals—valued at ZAR 20.5 billion over the period, averaging a volume of 1.41 million shares (valued at ZAR 325 million) per session. A volume high of 5.84 million was achieved on December 18th, and a low of 338,706 on December 24th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Discovery on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | 1,011,775 | 243.68 | -0.64 | -0.26% |
| 2026-02-24 | 850,500 | 244.32 | +3.04 | +1.26% |
| 2026-02-23 | 689,679 | 241.28 | +0.35 | +0.15% |
| 2026-02-20 | 835,145 | 240.93 | +0.70 | +0.29% |
| 2026-02-19 | 1,809,934 | 240.23 | -1.86 | -0.77% |
| 2026-02-18 | 1,122,680 | 242.09 | +5.10 | +2.15% |
| 2026-02-17 | 694,215 | 236.99 | -0.07 | -0.03% |
| 2026-02-16 | 516,996 | 237.06 | +3.09 | +1.32% |
| 2026-02-13 | 1,541,568 | 233.97 | -5.43 | -2.27% |
| 2026-02-12 | 1,190,416 | 239.40 |
Profile of Discovery Limited
Discovery Limited was founded on April 19, 1999 and operates in the Financials sector, specifically, the Insurance industry. Discovery contracts an estimated total number of 8,484 employees.
Factsheet of Discovery Limited
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry
- Insurance
- Address
- 1 Discovery Place, Sandton, 2146, South Africa
- Telephone
- +27-11-529-2888
- Website
- www.discovery.co.za
DSY Industrial Market Competitors
Discovery Limited, issuers of the DSY and Discovery B Preference Shares (-0.25%) stocks on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Financials sector and/or Insurance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLI | Clientele Ltd | 7.18B | 15.84 | +13.2% |
| SLM | Sanlam Limited | 223B | 105.51 | +7.13% |
| SNT | Santam Limited | 50.2B | 435.74 | +1.94% |
| MTM | Momentum Met Hldgs Ltd | 51.4B | 38.77 | +1.39% |
| BRT | Brimstone Inv Corp Ltd | 240M | 6.01 | +33.6% |
| NTU | Nutun Ltd | 1.05B | 1.34 | +27.6% |
| STXRES | Satrix RESI ETF Portfolio | 3.72B | 161.80 | +25.4% |
| BAC | Africa Bitcoin Corporation Ltd | 114M | 10.00 | +25% |
| STXSHA | Satrix Shariah Top 40 ETF | 225M | 7.65 | +22.6% |
| ETFRHO | 1nvest Rhodium ETF | 2.13B | 1,687.48 | +20.5% |
