MDI - Master Drilling Grp Ltd
Master Drilling Group Ltd. is an investment holding company, whose subsidiary companies provide specialised drilling services to blue chip major and mid-tier companies in the mining, civil engineering, construction and hydro-electric power sectors, across a number of commodities and geographies.
Master Drilling Group Ltd is a drilling services company. It offers drilling services to mid-tier and junior mining companies across a range of commodities and resources. The company comprises if two main operational sub-groups -...
Master Drilling Grp Ltd is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Master Drilling Grp is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “MDI”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:MDI is ZAE000171948. Master Drilling Grp Ltd is currently the 181st most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 2.89 billion, which is about 0.012% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 16.90 |
| Day’s High Price | 21.00 |
| Traded Volume | 31,858 |
| Number of Deals | 24 |
| Gross Turnover | 601,676.54 |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 3.3254 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 5.77 |
| Dividend Per Share | 0.65 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.39% |
| Shares Outstanding | 151M |
| Market Capitalization | 2.89B |
MDI Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +16.4% | +13.7% | +21.9% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +20.5% | +37.1% | +20% |
The current share price of Master Drilling Grp Ltd (MDI) is ZAR 19.20. MDI closed its last trading day (Monday, February 2, 2026) at 19.20 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 9.1% gain over its previous closing price of 17.60 ZAR. Master Drilling Grp began the year with a share price of 16.00 ZAR and has since gained 20% on that price valuation, ranking it 13th on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about MDI knowing the stock has accrued 14% over the past four-week period—18th best on JSE.
Master Drilling Grp is the 215th most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Oct 31, 2025 - Feb 2, 2026). MDI has traded a total volume of 4.38 million shares—in 457 deals—valued at ZAR 69.8 million over the period, with an average of 69,592 traded shares per session. A volume high of 1.98 million was achieved on January 16th, and a low of 10 on December 24th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Master Drilling Grp on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | 31,858 | 19.20 | +1.60 | +9.09% |
| 2026-01-30 | 172,730 | 17.60 | -0.10 | -0.56% |
| 2026-01-29 | 32,543 | 17.70 | +0.60 | +3.51% |
| 2026-01-28 | 64,040 | 17.10 | +0.75 | +4.59% |
| 2026-01-27 | 18,334 | 16.35 | -0.15 | -0.91% |
| 2026-01-26 | 219,594 | 16.50 | +0.18 | +1.10% |
| 2026-01-23 | 5,500 | 16.32 | -0.18 | -1.09% |
| 2026-01-22 | 9,108 | 16.50 | +0.27 | +1.66% |
| 2026-01-21 | 47,254 | 16.23 | +0.47 | +2.98% |
| 2026-01-20 | 5,771 | 15.76 |
Profile of Master Drilling Group Ltd.
Master Drilling Group Ltd. operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically, the Mining industry.
Factsheet of Master Drilling Group Ltd.
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Mining
- Address
- 4 Bosman Street, Fochville, 2515
- Telephone
- 018 771-8100
- Website
- www.masterdrilling.com
MDI Industrial Market Competitors
Master Drilling Group Ltd., issuers of the MDI stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Basic Materials sector and/or Mining 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORN | Orion Minerals Limited | 3.58B | 0.44 | +100% |
| EPS | Eastern Platinum Limited | 1.91B | 9.38 | +51.3% |
| S32 | South32 Limited | 224B | 49.83 | +26.7% |
| JBL | Jubilee Metals Group plc | 3.08B | 0.98 | +21% |
| GLN | Glencore plc | 1.45T | 109.44 | +20.1% |
| ARI | African Rainbow Min Ltd | 48.1B | 230.60 | +15.9% |
| SSW | Sibanye Stillwater Limited | 191B | 67.36 | +11.3% |
| GFI | Gold Fields Ltd | 714B | 798.21 | +9.99% |
| BHG | BHP Group | 2.81T | 553.60 | +9.17% |
| AGL | Anglo American plc | 879B | 745.80 | +8.86% |