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 118th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 7.77 billion, which is about 0.039% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 5.71 |
| Day’s High Price | 6.40 |
| Traded Volume | 708,214 |
| Number of Deals | 245 |
| Gross Turnover | 4.29M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 0.5620 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 10.34 |
| Dividend Per Share | 0.13 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.24% |
| Shares Outstanding | 1.34B |
| Market Capitalization | 7.77B |
SSU Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -1.53% | +9.62% | +11.7% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +11.3% | +35.4% | +10.7% |
The current share price of Southern Sun Limited (SSU) is ZAR 5.81. SSU closed its last trading day (Friday, July 26, 2024) at 5.81 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 2% drop from its previous closing price of 5.93 ZAR. Southern Sun began the year with a share price of 5.25 ZAR and has since gained 10.7% on that price valuation, ranking it 115th on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about SSU knowing the stock has accrued 10% over the past four-week period—50th best on JSE.
Southern Sun is the 50th most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Apr 26 - Jul 26, 2024). SSU has traded a total volume of 93.8 million shares—in 8,750 deals—valued at ZAR 517 million over the period, with an average of 1.49 million traded shares per session. A volume high of 24.7 million was achieved on June 11th, and a low of 7,069 on June 12th, 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-26 | 708,214 | 5.81 | -0.12 | -2.02% |
| 2024-07-25 | 482,628 | 5.93 | +0.01 | +0.17% |
| 2024-07-24 | 3,183,928 | 5.92 | -0.05 | -0.84% |
| 2024-07-23 | 1,277,240 | 5.97 | +0.02 | +0.34% |
| 2024-07-22 | 832,544 | 5.95 | +0.05 | +0.85% |
| 2024-07-19 | 708,775 | 5.90 | ||
| 2024-07-18 | 1,502,710 | 5.90 | +0.20 | +3.51% |
| 2024-07-17 | 405,902 | 5.70 | +0.09 | +1.60% |
| 2024-07-16 | 576,877 | 5.61 | -0.14 | -2.43% |
| 2024-07-15 | 250,558 | 5.75 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTH | Frontier Transport Holdings | 2.31B | 7.90 | +21.5% |
| SUR | Spur Corporation Ltd | 3.22B | 35.37 | +10.5% |
| FBR | Famous Brands Ltd | 5.48B | 54.72 | -5.54% |
| TSG | Tsogo Sun Gaming Ltd | 11.5B | 11.04 | -9.88% |
| SUI | Sun International Ltd | 9.51B | 36.83 | -10.2% |
| CLH | City Lodge Hotels Limited | 2.6B | 4.35 | -11% |
| MRP | Mr Price Group Ltd | 54.4B | 211.51 | +34.9% |
| MCG | MultiChoice Group Ltd | 48.3B | 109.16 | +34.7% |
| LEW | Lewis Group Ltd | 2.86B | 54.63 | +27.1% |
| AME | African Media Ent Ltd | 282M | 40.53 | +22.9% |