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PORT - East African Portland Cement Co. Ltd

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East African Portland Cement Co. Ltd. is a Kenya-based company engaged in the manufacturing and selling of cement. It sells its products under the brand name Blue Triangle. Blue Triangle is used for cementing, mortar and concrete building applications. The Company also manufactures custom-made cement products for use in construction, as well as pre-cast concrete items, such as paving blocks, tiles, building blocks, and pre-stressed concrete components. East African Portland Cement's concrete pavers are used in the construction of roads, hydraulic and marine structures, walkways, parking areas, petrol stations and go-down floors.

East African Portland Cement Co. Ltd is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). East African Portland Cement is traded on the NSE under the ticker symbol “PORT”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NSE:PORT is KE0000000190. East African Portland Cement Co. Ltd is currently the 33rd most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 3.51 billion, which makes about 0.179% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.

PORT39.00 ▪ 0.00
4 days ago
Last Trading Results
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Traded Volume0
Number of Deals0
Gross Turnover0.00
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Shares Outstanding90M
Market Capitalization3.51B
Monetary values are quoted in Kenyan Shilling (KES) unless otherwise stated

PORT Stock Market Performance

1WK4WK3MO
+2.63%+43.4%
6MO1YRYTD
+5.69%+391%+27.5%

The current share price of East African Portland Cement Co. Ltd (PORT) is KES 39.00. PORT closed its last trading day (Wednesday, April 16, 2025) at 39.00 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). East African Portland Cement began the year with a share price of 30.60 KES and has since gained 27.5% on that price valuation, ranking it 13th on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance.

East African Portland Cement Co. is the 44th most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Jan 20 - Apr 17, 2025). PORT has traded a total volume of 257,000 shares—in 296 deals—valued at KES 8.96 million over the period, with an average of 4,079 traded shares per session. A volume high of 31,700 was achieved on March 6th for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of East African Portland Cement on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.

DateVolumeCloseChangeChange%
2025-04-1620039.00
2025-04-1420039.00+1.00+2.63%
2025-04-103,50038.00
2025-04-091,40038.00-0.25-0.65%
2025-04-082,40038.25-0.75-1.92%
2025-04-0710039.00-1.00-2.50%
2025-04-0490040.00
2025-04-0319,50040.00+2.00+5.26%
2025-04-021,80038.00-1.35-3.43%
2025-04-011,20039.35

Profile of East African Portland Cement Company Limited

East African Portland Cement Company Limited operates in the Industrials sector.

Factsheet of East African Portland Cement Company Limited

Sector
Industrials
Industry
Address
L R 337/113/1, Namanga Road, PO Box 20-00204, Athi River, Kenya
Telephone
+254-722203076

PORT Industrial Market Competitors

East African Portland Cement Company Limited, issuers of the PORT stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, have five market competitors who are also engaged in the Industrials sector. The table below presents an overview of their market standing.

CodeNameM. Cap.CloseYTD
TCLTrans Century Limited499M1.33+241%
CABLEast African Cables Limited572M2.26+109%
OCHOlympia Capital Holdings Limited132M3.30+17.9%
KQKenya Airways Limited24.5B4.31+12.5%
BAMBBamburi Cement Limited17.1B47.20-14.2%

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Comments

  1. Fred KinyanjuiFred Kinyanjui
    Oct 4, 2024 08:53 GMT

    What is happening with Portland cement company.the share price rise look unusual?

    1. JamesJames
      Nov 19, 2024 08:31 GMT

      Watch it from a distance

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