SSU - Southern Sun Limited
Southern Sun Limited (formerly known as Tsogo Sun Hotels) is a leading hospitality company in southern Africa. Combining an established 50-year heritage with a professional and energised approach, the group proudly encompasses over 100 hotels offering 19,000 hotel rooms across all sectors of the market from Luxury to Budget hotels in South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, the United Arab Emirates, and the Seychelles. With a vision to provide quality hospitality and leisure experiences at every one of our hotels, the group operates a superb range of restaurants and bars and conference and banqueting venues catering for every possible eventing need. Over the last five decades, Southern Sun has played an important role in shaping the landscape of hotels, gaming and entertainment in South Africa and further afield.
Southern Sun Limited is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Southern Sun is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “SSU”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:SSU is ZAE000272522. Southern Sun Limited is currently the 104th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 10.5 billion, which is about 0.051% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
Last Trading Results | |
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Opening Price | |
Day’s Low Price | 7.70 |
Day’s High Price | 8.29 |
Traded Volume | 43,594 |
Number of Deals | 35 |
Gross Turnover | 343,459.52 |
Growth & Valuation | |
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Earnings Per Share | 0.6250 |
Price/Earning Ratio | 12.58 |
Dividend Per Share | 0.13 |
Dividend Yield | 1.65% |
Shares Outstanding | 1.34B |
Market Capitalization | 10.5B |
SSU Stock Market Performance
1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
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+1.29% | -6.09% | -12.7% |
6MO | 1YR | YTD |
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-5.87% | +51.2% | -13.4% |
The current share price of Southern Sun Limited (SSU) is ZAR 7.86. SSU closed its last trading day (Thursday, April 17, 2025) at 7.86 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 0.3% gain over its previous closing price of 7.84 ZAR. Southern Sun began the year with a share price of 9.08 ZAR but has since lost 13.4% off that price valuation, ranking it 325th on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders’ worries are compounded by the fact that SSU has lost 6% of the stock’s value from March 19th to date.
Southern Sun is the 100th most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Jan 20 - Apr 17, 2025). SSU has traded a total volume of 45.2 million shares—in 16,198 deals—valued at ZAR 373 million over the period, with an average of 717,215 traded shares per session. A volume high of 3.38 million was achieved on January 23rd, and a low of 43,594 on April 17th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Southern Sun on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
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2025-04-17 | 43,594 | 7.86 | +0.02 | +0.26% |
2025-04-16 | 46,400 | 7.84 | -0.14 | -1.75% |
2025-04-15 | 204,938 | 7.98 | +0.16 | +2.05% |
2025-04-14 | 377,181 | 7.82 | +0.14 | +1.82% |
2025-04-11 | 864,941 | 7.68 | -0.08 | -1.03% |
2025-04-10 | 843,357 | 7.76 | +0.40 | +5.43% |
2025-04-09 | 1,066,687 | 7.36 | -0.46 | -5.88% |
2025-04-08 | 811,149 | 7.82 | +0.67 | +9.37% |
2025-04-07 | 1,547,659 | 7.15 | -0.28 | -3.77% |
2025-04-04 | 2,061,464 | 7.43 |
Profile of Southern Sun Limited
Southern Sun Limited operates in the Consumer Services sector, specifically, the Travel & Leisure industry.
Factsheet of Southern Sun Limited
- Sector
- Consumer Services
- Industry
- Travel & Leisure
- Address
- Palazzo Towers West, Montecasino Boulevard, Fourways, Johannesburg, 2055, South Africa
- Telephone
- +27-11-510-7500
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- Website
- www.tsogosun.com
SSU Industrial Market Competitors
Southern Sun Limited, issuers of the SSU stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Consumer Services sector and/or Travel & Leisure 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 |
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SUI | Sun International Ltd | 10B | 38.76 | -10.9% |
SUR | Spur Corporation Ltd | 2.83B | 31.11 | -11% |
FTH | Frontier Transport Holdings | 1.94B | 6.63 | -13.8% |
TSG | Tsogo Sun Gaming Ltd | 8.37B | 8.03 | -21.3% |
CLH | City Lodge Hotels Limited | 2.31B | 3.88 | -23.2% |
FBR | Famous Brands Ltd | 5.16B | 51.50 | -25.4% |
CHP | Choppies Enterprises Limited | 1.92B | 1.05 | +31.3% |
NCS | Nictus Ltd | 100M | 1.88 | +29.7% |
AON | African & Overseas Enterprises N-Shares | 158M | 15.50 | +14.2% |
SDO | Stadio Holdings Limited | 6.33B | 7.46 | +8.12% |