WAPCO - Lafarge Wapco
Manufacturing of Cement
Lafarge Wapco is listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX) since February 17th, 1979. Lafarge Wapco is traded on the NGX under the ticker symbol “WAPCO”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NGX:WAPCO is NGWAPCO00002. Lafarge Wapco is currently the 18th most valuable stock on the NGX with a market capitalization of NGN 677 billion, which is about 1.14% of the Nigerian Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 39.85 |
| Day’s High Price | 42.00 |
| Traded Volume | 3.69M |
| Number of Deals | 176 |
| Gross Turnover | 150M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | |
| Price/Earning Ratio | |
| Dividend Per Share | |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Shares Outstanding | 16.1B |
| Market Capitalization | 677B |
WAPCO Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +9.38% | +15.1% | +13.2% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +25.4% | +43.3% | +33.3% |
The current share price of Lafarge Wapco (WAPCO) is NGN 42.00. WAPCO closed its last trading day (Friday, November 15, 2024) at 42.00 NGN per share on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX), recording an 8.4% gain over its previous closing price of 38.75 NGN. Lafarge Wapco began the year with a share price of 31.50 NGN and has since gained 33.3% on that price valuation, ranking it 49th on the NGX in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about WAPCO knowing the stock has accrued 15% over the past four-week period—22nd best on NGX.
Lafarge Wapco is the 42nd most traded stock on the Nigerian Stock Exchange over the past three months (Aug 19 - Nov 15, 2024). WAPCO has traded a total volume of 136 million shares—in 7,498 deals—valued at NGN 5.08 billion over the period, with an average of 2.16 million traded shares per session. A volume high of 16.7 million was achieved on October 4th, and a low of 312,918 on October 10th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Lafarge Wapco on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-15 | 3,686,369 | 42.00 | +3.25 | +8.39% |
| 2024-11-14 | 2,931,328 | 38.75 | +0.50 | +1.31% |
| 2024-11-13 | 7,052,641 | 38.25 | +0.05 | +0.13% |
| 2024-11-12 | 905,599 | 38.20 | ||
| 2024-11-11 | 1,464,490 | 38.20 | -0.20 | -0.52% |
| 2024-11-08 | 2,863,905 | 38.40 | ||
| 2024-11-07 | 4,081,433 | 38.40 | +0.15 | +0.39% |
| 2024-11-06 | 4,472,480 | 38.25 | +0.25 | +0.66% |
| 2024-11-05 | 606,049 | 38.00 | -0.40 | -1.04% |
| 2024-11-04 | 962,403 | 38.40 |
Profile of Lafarge Wapco
Lafarge Wapco operates in the Industrials sector.
Factsheet of Lafarge Wapco
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
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- Address
- 27B GERRARD ROAD, IKOYI
- Telephone
- 2342713990
- Website
- www.lafarge.com.ng
WAPCO Industrial Market Competitors
Lafarge Wapco, issuers of the WAPCO stock on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Industrials sector. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRANSCORP | Transcorp Nigeria | 452B | 44.50 | +414% |
| JBERGER | Julius Berger Nigeria Plc | 276B | 172.50 | +301% |
| JOHNHOLT | John Holt Plc | 3B | 7.72 | +233% |
| MEYER | Meyer Plc | 4.07B | 7.67 | +114% |
| CAP | CAP Plc | 30.6B | 37.50 | +79.9% |
| UACN | UAC of Nigeria | 63.4B | 21.65 | +68.5% |
| DANGCEM | Dangote Cement | 8.16T | 478.80 | +49.7% |
| BERGER | Berger Paints | 5.45B | 18.80 | +44.6% |
| CUTIX | Cutix Plc | 17.2B | 2.44 | +3.83% |
| SKYAVN | Skyway Aviation Handling Co. Plc | 35.2B | 26.00 | +2.56% |
