MTN - MTN Group Ltd
MTN Group Limited is an emerging markets mobile telecommunications provider operating across South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Uganda, Syria, and Sudan. The majority of the company's revenue is earned through South Africa and Nigeria. At end December 2019, it had 251 million customers across Africa and the Middle East. MTN Group offers voice, data and digital services to retail customers in the 21 countries in which its operations have telecoms licences.
MTN Group Ltd is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). MTN is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “MTN”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:MTN is ZAE000042164. MTN Group Ltd is currently the 15th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 229 billion, which makes about 1.04% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
Last Trading Results | |
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Opening Price | |
Day’s Low Price | 118.40 |
Day’s High Price | 121.30 |
Traded Volume | 4.2M |
Number of Deals | 7,108 |
Gross Turnover | 505M |
Growth & Valuation | |
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Earnings Per Share | 0.98 |
Price/Earning Ratio | 123.78 |
Dividend Per Share | 3.45 |
Dividend Yield | 2.84% |
Shares Outstanding | 1.88B |
Market Capitalization | 229B |
MTN Stock Market Performance
1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
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+2.56% | +9.99% | +3.68% |
6MO | 1YR | YTD |
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+45.9% | +30.9% | +31.9% |
The current share price of MTN Group Ltd (MTN) is ZAR 121.30. MTN closed its last trading day (Friday, May 16, 2025) at 121.30 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 0.9% gain over its previous closing price of 120.16 ZAR. MTN began the year with a share price of 91.99 ZAR and has since gained 31.9% on that price valuation, ranking it 12th on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about MTN knowing the stock has accrued 10% over the past four-week period—61st best on JSE.
MTN Group is the 10th most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Feb 12 - May 16, 2025). MTN has traded a total volume of 366 million shares—in 533,247 deals—valued at ZAR 42.3 billion over the period, with an average of 5.81 million traded shares per session. A volume high of 18.1 million was achieved on March 20th, and a low of 2.07 million on May 6th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of MTN on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
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2025-05-16 | 4,204,174 | 121.30 | +1.14 | +0.95% |
2025-05-15 | 5,147,283 | 120.16 | +0.66 | +0.55% |
2025-05-14 | 6,152,353 | 119.50 | -1.08 | -0.90% |
2025-05-13 | 5,874,493 | 120.58 | +1.70 | +1.43% |
2025-05-12 | 3,627,250 | 118.88 | +0.61 | +0.52% |
2025-05-09 | 5,649,017 | 118.27 | -0.86 | -0.72% |
2025-05-08 | 5,302,829 | 119.13 | +0.88 | +0.74% |
2025-05-07 | 3,426,654 | 118.25 | -1.71 | -1.43% |
2025-05-06 | 2,071,547 | 119.96 | +1.26 | +1.06% |
2025-05-05 | 5,104,712 | 118.70 |
Profile of MTN Group Ltd.
MTN Group Ltd. operates in the Telecommunications sector, specifically, the Mobile Telecommunications industry.
Factsheet of MTN Group Ltd.
- Sector
- Telecommunications
- Industry
- Mobile Telecommunications
- Address
- 216 - 14th Avenue, Fairland, Roodepoort, 2195
- Telephone
- 083 912-3000
- Website
- www.mtn.com
MTN Industrial Market Competitors
MTN Group Ltd., issuers of the MTN stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have five market competitors who are also engaged in the Telecommunications sector and/or Mobile Telecommunications industry. The table below presents an overview of their market standing.
Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
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BLU | Blue Label Telecoms Ltd | 9.05B | 9.90 | +69.5% |
VOD | Vodacom Group Ltd | 275B | 132.33 | +30.6% |
HUG | Huge Group Ltd | 324M | 1.88 | -10.5% |
TKG | Telkom SA SOC Ltd | 19.6B | 38.25 | +9.38% |
TLM | Telemaster Holdings Limited | 57.5M | 1.00 |