SLM - Sanlam Limited
The Sanlam Group is one of the largest established financial services groups in South Africa. Established in 1918, the group demutualised in 1998 and Sanlam Ltd then listed on the JSE Ltd. and the Namibian Stock Exchange. The group has business interests elsewhere in Africa, Europe, United Kingdom and India, the USA and Australia.
Sanlam sells multiple insurance products and provides a variety of investment and wealth management services. Its products and services are organized into five categories: life insurance, general insurance, investment management, credit and structuring, and administration,...
Sanlam Limited is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Sanlam is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “SLM”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:SLM is ZAE000070660. Sanlam Limited is currently the 20th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 217 billion, which makes about 0.913% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 100.47 |
| Day’s High Price | 102.91 |
| Traded Volume | 1.03M |
| Number of Deals | 4,726 |
| Gross Turnover | 105M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 9.5590 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 10.70 |
| Dividend Per Share | 4.45 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.35% |
| Shares Outstanding | 2.12B |
| Market Capitalization | 217B |
SLM Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +2.83% | +9.37% | +18.8% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +15.4% | +17.2% | +3.89% |
The current share price of Sanlam Limited (SLM) is ZAR 102.13. SLM closed its last trading day (Tuesday, January 6, 2026) at 102.32 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 3.8% gain over its previous closing price of 98.55 ZAR. Sanlam began the year with a share price of 98.49 ZAR and has since gained 3.89% on that price valuation, ranking it 40th on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about SLM knowing the stock has accrued 9% over the past four-week period—62nd best on JSE.
Sanlam is the 19th most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Oct 6, 2025 - Jan 6, 2026). SLM has traded a total volume of 224 million shares—in 363,639 deals—valued at ZAR 20.9 billion over the period, with an average of 3.55 million traded shares per session. A volume high of 11.9 million was achieved on December 18th, and a low of 584,917 on December 24th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Sanlam on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | 3,543,460 | 102.32 | +3.77 | +3.83% |
| 2026-01-05 | 1,557,775 | 98.55 | -0.66 | -0.67% |
| 2026-01-02 | 1,375,842 | 99.21 | +0.72 | +0.73% |
| 2025-12-31 | 970,124 | 98.49 | -0.76 | -0.77% |
| 2025-12-30 | 1,157,702 | 99.25 | -0.25 | -0.25% |
| 2025-12-29 | 1,026,357 | 99.50 | +0.90 | +0.91% |
| 2025-12-24 | 584,917 | 98.60 | -0.01 | -0.01% |
| 2025-12-23 | 1,386,851 | 98.61 | +1.13 | +1.16% |
| 2025-12-22 | 1,753,893 | 97.48 | -1.69 | -1.70% |
| 2025-12-19 | 8,051,209 | 99.17 |
Profile of Sanlam Ltd.
Sanlam Ltd. operates in the Financials sector, specifically, the Insurance industry.
Factsheet of Sanlam Ltd.
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry
- Insurance
- Address
- 2 Strand Road, Bellville, Cape Town, 7530
- Telephone
- 021 947-9111
- Website
- www.sanlam.co.za
SLM Industrial Market Competitors
Sanlam Ltd., issuers of the SLM stock 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 | 7.25B | 15.99 | +14.3% |
| MTM | Momentum Met Hldgs Ltd | 52.1B | 39.12 | +2.3% |
| DSY | Discovery Limited | 157B | 230.50 | +1.28% |
| SNT | Santam Limited | 49B | 425.42 | -0.47% |
| DSBP | Discovery B Preference Shares | 1.03B | 129.00 | -0.72% |
| BAC | Africa Bitcoin Corporation Ltd | 114M | 10.00 | +25% |
| NGPLT | NewGold Platinum ETF | 9.88B | 367.29 | +15.4% |
| ETFPLT | 1nvest Platinum ETF | 5.53B | 373.19 | +14.4% |
| NGPLD | NewGold Palladium ETF | 286M | 280.43 | +13.3% |
| ETFPLD | 1nvest Palladium ETF | 68.3M | 278.63 | +12% |