SGL - Standard Group Limited
The Standard Group Limited is a Kenya-based company. The Company is engaged in the publishing of The Standard, Saturday Standard and The Sunday Standard newspapers; distribution of selected local and newspapers, magazines and periodicals, and television broadcasting under the name of Kenya Television Network Limited (KTN). The Company's subsidiaries include The Standard Limited, Baraza Limited, Agency Sales and Promotion Limited and KTN.
Standard Group Limited is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Standard is traded on the NSE under the ticker symbol “SGL”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NSE:SGL is KE0000000455. Standard Group Limited is currently the 51st most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 427 million, which makes about 0.024% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | 5.34 |
| Day’s Low Price | 5.34 |
| Day’s High Price | 5.34 |
| Traded Volume | 1,000 |
| Number of Deals | 3 |
| Gross Turnover | 5,340.00 |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | |
| Price/Earning Ratio | |
| Dividend Per Share | |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Shares Outstanding | 81.7M |
| Market Capitalization | 427M |
SGL Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8% | -10.3% | -19.2% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| -19.4% | -12.4% | -32.6% |
The current share price of Standard Group Limited (SGL) is KES 5.34. SGL closed its last trading day (Wednesday, November 20, 2024) at 5.22 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 1.1% drop from its previous closing price of 5.28 KES. Standard began the year with a share price of 7.74 KES but has since lost 32.6% off that price valuation, ranking it 60th on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders’ worries are compounded by the fact that SGL has lost 10% of the stock’s value from October 22nd to date.
Standard Group is the 50th most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Aug 21 - Nov 20, 2024). SGL has traded a total volume of 49,100 shares—in 132 deals—valued at KES 278,780 over the period, with an average of 779 traded shares per session. A volume high of 5,000 was achieved on October 28th for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Standard on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-20 | 1,400 | 5.22 | -0.06 | -1.14% |
| 2024-11-19 | 200 | 5.28 | -0.06 | -1.12% |
| 2024-11-18 | 3,100 | 5.34 | -0.06 | -1.11% |
| 2024-11-15 | 2,200 | 5.40 | -0.50 | -8.47% |
| 2024-11-14 | 300 | 5.90 | -0.02 | -0.34% |
| 2024-11-13 | 2,000 | 5.92 | -0.02 | -0.34% |
| 2024-11-12 | 300 | 5.94 | ||
| 2024-11-11 | 300 | 5.94 | -0.02 | -0.34% |
| 2024-11-08 | 300 | 5.96 | +0.08 | +1.36% |
| 2024-11-07 | 800 | 5.88 |
Profile of Standard Group Limited
Standard Group Limited operates in the Consumer Services sector.
Factsheet of Standard Group Limited
- Sector
- Consumer Services
- Industry
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- Address
- Standard Group Centre, Mombasa Road, P O Box 30080 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya
- Telephone
- +254-203222111
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- Website
- www.standardmedia.co.ke
SGL Industrial Market Competitors
Standard Group Limited, issuers of the SGL stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Consumer Services sector. The table below presents an overview of the market standing of the top nine by year-to-date performance.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCHM | Uchumi Supermarket Limited | 69.3M | 0.19 | +11.8% |
| SCAN | ScanGroup Limited | 964M | 2.23 | +2.29% |
| LKL | Longhorn Publishers Limited | 670M | 2.46 | +2.07% |
| HBE | Homeboyz Entertainment | 295M | 4.66 | |
| XPRS | Express Kenya Limited | 165M | 3.45 | -6.76% |
| CGEN | Car and General Kenya Limited | 922M | 23.00 | -8% |
| TPSE | TPS Eastern Africa Serena Limited | 2.68B | 14.70 | -10.6% |
| NBV | Nairobi Business Ventures Ltd | 1.05B | 2.13 | -21.1% |
| NMG | Nation Media Group | 3.1B | 14.95 | -25.4% |