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 | 135.31 |
| Day’s High Price | 140.33 |
| Traded Volume | 1.69M |
| Number of Deals | 3,340 |
| Gross Turnover | 230M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 9.80 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 13.81 |
| Dividend Per Share | 8.25 |
| Dividend Yield | 6.1% |
| Shares Outstanding | 1.84B |
| Market Capitalization | 248B |
VOD Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -2.27% | -7.32% | +3.07% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +8.27% | +10.6% | +8.78% |
The current share price of Vodacom Group Ltd (VOD) is ZAR 135.31. VOD closed its last trading day (Thursday, October 21, 2021) at 135.31 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 1.7% drop from its previous closing price of 137.60 ZAR. Vodacom began the year with a share price of 124.39 ZAR and has since gained 8.78% on that price valuation, ranking it 253rd on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Investors should, however, take caution of VOD’s recent bad performance, having lost 7% of its value in the past four weeks.
Vodacom Group is the 61st most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Jul 23 - Oct 21, 2021). VOD has traded a total volume of 93.6 million shares—in 262,819 deals—valued at ZAR 13 billion over the period, with an average of 1.48 million traded shares per session. A volume high of 6.61 million was achieved on September 17th, and a low of 342,585 on August 30th, 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-21 | 1,691,156 | 135.31 | -2.29 | -1.66% |
| 2021-10-20 | 739,278 | 137.60 | +0.26 | +0.19% |
| 2021-10-19 | 875,316 | 137.34 | -1.37 | -0.99% |
| 2021-10-18 | 614,666 | 138.71 | -0.17 | -0.12% |
| 2021-10-15 | 947,224 | 138.88 | +0.43 | +0.31% |
| 2021-10-14 | 1,205,920 | 138.45 | +0.45 | +0.33% |
| 2021-10-13 | 961,467 | 138.00 | +0.52 | +0.38% |
| 2021-10-12 | 1,782,359 | 137.48 | -1.32 | -0.95% |
| 2021-10-11 | 987,546 | 138.80 | +0.57 | +0.41% |
| 2021-10-08 | 1,243,265 | 138.23 |
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 | 254B | 134.76 | +124% |
| BLU | Blue Label Telecoms Ltd | 4.92B | 5.38 | +39.4% |
| HUG | Huge Group Ltd | 612M | 3.49 | -30.1% |
| TKG | Telkom SA SOC Ltd | 24.1B | 47.10 | +53.4% |
| TLM | Telemaster Holdings Limited | 75.2M | 1.49 | +22.1% |