YRK - York Timber Holdings Ltd

Jan 7, 2026 at 18:52 Twitter · Facebook

YRK share price on Johannesburg Stock Exchange

York is an integrated forestry company, operating through its wholly owned subsidiaries, York Timbers (Pty) Ltd., that owns plantations and processing plants, and Agentimber (Pty) Ltd., that runs a wholesale distribution network.

York has the largest market share of the South African timber and plywood market. This is a result of York’s sustainable biological assets, technologically advanced forestry operations and close attention to customer needs.

York Timber Holdings Ltd is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). York Timber is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “YRK”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:YRK is ZAE000133450. York Timber Holdings Ltd is currently the 242nd most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 1.09 billion, which is about 0.0046% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.

YRK Stock Market Performance

The current share price of York Timber Holdings Ltd (YRK) is ZAR 2.30. YRK closed its last trading day (Wednesday, January 7, 2026) at 2.30 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). York Timber began the year with a share price of 2.21 ZAR and has since gained 4.07% on that price valuation, ranking it 38th on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance.

York Timber Holdings is the 253rd most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Oct 7, 2025 - Jan 7, 2026). YRK has traded a total volume of 1.5 million shares—in 180 deals—valued at ZAR 3.31 million over the period, with an average of 23,817 traded shares per session. A volume high of 501,574 was achieved on December 11th for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of York Timber on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Profile of York Timber Holdings Ltd.

York Timber Holdings Ltd. operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically, the Forestry & Paper industry.

YRK Industrial Market Competitors

York Timber Holdings Ltd., issuers of the YRK stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Basic Materials sector and/or Forestry & Paper industry. The table below presents an overview of the market standing of the top 10 by year-to-date performance.

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1. Botswana Stock Exchange
2. BRVM Stock Exchange
3. Ghana Stock Exchange
4. Johannesburg Stock Exchange
5. Lusaka Securities Exchange
6. Malawi Stock Exchange
7. Nairobi Securities Exchange
8. Nigerian Stock Exchange
9. Uganda Securities Exchange
10. Zimbabwe Stock Exchange