UPL - Universal Partners Ltd
Universal Partners is an investment holding company that will seek private equity investment opportunities in high quality, cash generative businesses across Europe. It will be an active shareholder in its investee companies, with meaningful participation in formulating and monitoring the execution of the business strategy of each investment. The company will invest approximately 80% of its capital in Europe, with a particular focus on the United Kingdom, while the remaining 20% of its capital may be earmarked for investment opportunities elsewhere.
Universal Partners Ltd is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Universal Partners is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “UPL”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:UPL is MU0526N00007. Universal Partners Ltd is currently the 235th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 1.24 billion, which makes about 0.0053% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | |
| Day’s High Price | |
| Traded Volume | 0 |
| Number of Deals | 0 |
| Gross Turnover | 0.00 |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | -2.1434 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | -7.93 |
| Dividend Per Share | 2.40 |
| Dividend Yield | 14.1% |
| Shares Outstanding | 72.9M |
| Market Capitalization | 1.24B |
UPL Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -2.86% | -5.03% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| -19.1% | -20.9% |
The current share price of Universal Partners Ltd (UPL) is ZAR 17.00. UPL closed its last trading day (Tuesday, January 6, 2026) at 17.00 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).
Universal Partners is the 310th most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Oct 7, 2025 - Jan 7, 2026). UPL has traded a total volume of 422,117 shares—in 12 deals—valued at ZAR 7.18 million over the period, with an average of 6,700 traded shares per session. A volume high of 322,048 was achieved on December 18th for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Universal Partners on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | 41 | 17.00 | ||
| 2025-12-18 | 322,048 | 17.00 | ||
| 2025-12-17 | 100,000 | 17.00 | -0.53 | -3.02% |
| 2025-12-15 | 4 | 17.53 | +0.03 | +0.17% |
| 2025-12-09 | 1 | 17.50 | ||
| 2025-12-02 | 2 | 17.50 | ||
| 2025-11-25 | 13 | 17.50 | ||
| 2025-11-18 | 1 | 17.50 | ||
| 2025-11-11 | 7 | 17.50 | -0.40 | -2.23% |
| 2025-10-02 | 4,008 | 17.90 |
Profile of Universal Partners Ltd.
Universal Partners Ltd. operates in the Financials sector, specifically, the Financial Services industry.
Factsheet of Universal Partners Ltd.
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Address
- Level 3, Alexander House, 35 Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius, 72201
- Telephone
- 0023 260-0451
UPL Industrial Market Competitors
Universal Partners Ltd., issuers of the UPL stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Financials sector and/or Financial Services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTU | Nutun Ltd | 863M | 1.10 | +4.76% |
| ZED | Zeder Investments Limited | 2B | 1.30 | +4% |
| GPL | Grand Parade Inv Ltd | 934M | 2.00 | +3.63% |
| CML | Coronation Fund Mngrs Ld | 18.5B | 47.81 | +2.25% |
| AFH | Alexander Forbes Grp Hldgs | 10.3B | 7.96 | +2.05% |
| JSE | JSE Ltd | 12.6B | 146.14 | +1.89% |
| PPE | Purple Group Ltd | 3.26B | 2.28 | +1.79% |
| NY1 | Ninety One Limited | 12.9B | 48.48 | +1.4% |
| N91 | Ninety One Plc | 30.7B | 48.90 | +1.28% |
| REM | Remgro Ltd | 97.1B | 183.54 | +1.06% |