VOD - Vodacom Group Ltd
Vodacom is a leading African communications company providing a wide range of communication services, including mobile voice, messaging, data, financial and converged services to over 103 million (including Safaricom) customers.
From Vodacom's roots in South Africa, they have grown their mobile network business to include operations in Tanzania, the DRC, Mozambique, Lesotho and Kenya. Vodacom's mobile networks cover a population of over 284 million people.
Through Vodacom Business Africa (VBA), the group offers business managed services to enterprises in 32 countries.
Vodacom is majority owned by Vodafone (64.5% holding), one of the worldâs largest communications companies by revenue.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 131.97 |
| Day’s High Price | 138.33 |
| Traded Volume | 2.6M |
| Number of Deals | 6,441 |
| Gross Turnover | 354M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 9.80 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 14.00 |
| Dividend Per Share | 8.25 |
| Dividend Yield | 6.01% |
| Shares Outstanding | 1.84B |
| Market Capitalization | 252B |
VOD Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +5.47% | +7.74% | +8.43% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +9.19% | +7.06% | +10.3% |
The current share price of Vodacom Group Ltd (VOD) is ZAR 137.17. VOD closed its last trading day (Tuesday, August 3, 2021) at 137.17 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 3.6% gain over its previous closing price of 132.38 ZAR. Vodacom began the year with a share price of 124.39 ZAR and has since gained 10.3% on that price valuation, ranking it 219th on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about VOD knowing the stock has accrued 8% over the past four-week period—48th best on JSE.
Vodacom Group is the 63rd most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (May 6 - Aug 3, 2021). VOD has traded a total volume of 82.9 million shares—in 243,932 deals—valued at ZAR 10.8 billion over the period, with an average of 1.32 million traded shares per session. A volume high of 6.59 million was achieved on June 17th, and a low of 423,550 on May 27th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Vodacom on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-03 | 2,597,486 | 137.17 | +4.79 | +3.62% |
| 2021-08-02 | 1,480,120 | 132.38 | +1.74 | +1.33% |
| 2021-07-30 | 3,296,424 | 130.64 | +0.93 | +0.72% |
| 2021-07-29 | 869,263 | 129.71 | +0.23 | +0.18% |
| 2021-07-28 | 630,373 | 129.48 | -0.58 | -0.45% |
| 2021-07-27 | 1,077,232 | 130.06 | +1.06 | +0.82% |
| 2021-07-26 | 1,127,459 | 129.00 | -2.28 | -1.74% |
| 2021-07-23 | 1,037,918 | 131.28 | +1.45 | +1.12% |
| 2021-07-22 | 599,013 | 129.83 | +0.68 | +0.53% |
| 2021-07-21 | 967,270 | 129.15 |
Profile of Vodacom Group Ltd.
Vodacom Group Ltd. operates in the Telecommunications sector, specifically, the Mobile Telecommunications industry.
| Factsheet of Vodacom Group Ltd. | |
|---|---|
| Sector: Telecommunications | Industry: Mobile Telecommunications |
| Address: Vodacom Corporate Park, 082 Vodacom Boulevard, Vodavalley, Midrand, 1685 | |
| Telephone: 011 653-5000 | |
| Email: companysecretary@vodacom.co.za | Website: www.vodacom.com |
VOD Industrial Market Competitors
Vodacom Group Ltd., issuers of the VOD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTN | MTN Group Ltd | 215B | 113.90 | +89.2% |
| BLU | Blue Label Telecoms Ltd | 4.5B | 4.93 | +27.7% |
| HUG | Huge Group Ltd | 923M | 5.35 | +7.21% |
| TKG | Telkom SA SOC Ltd | 21.4B | 41.86 | +36.3% |
| TLM | Telemaster Holdings Limited | 68.2M | 1.35 | +10.7% |