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 52nd most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 494 million, which makes about 0.017% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 5.90 |
| Day’s High Price | 6.64 |
| Traded Volume | 28,858 |
| Number of Deals | 26 |
| Gross Turnover | 189,905.44 |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | |
| Price/Earning Ratio | |
| Dividend Per Share | |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Shares Outstanding | 81.7M |
| Market Capitalization | 494M |
SGL Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +2.03% | -4.43% | +1% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| -4.13% | +22% | +8.24% |
The current share price of Standard Group Limited (SGL) is KES 6.04. SGL closed its last trading day (Friday, January 2, 2026) at 6.04 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording an 8.2% gain over its previous closing price of 5.58 KES. Standard began the year with a share price of 5.58 KES and has since gained 8.24% on that price valuation, ranking it second on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance.
Standard Group is the 48th most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Sep 29, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026). SGL has traded a total volume of 265,336 shares—in 590 deals—valued at KES 1.63 million over the period, with an average of 4,212 traded shares per session. A volume high of 28,858 was achieved on January 2nd 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-02 | 28,858 | 6.04 | +0.46 | +8.24% |
| 2025-12-31 | 13,277 | 5.58 | +0.02 | +0.36% |
| 2025-12-30 | 123 | 5.56 | +0.02 | +0.36% |
| 2025-12-29 | 15,695 | 5.54 | -0.44 | -7.36% |
| 2025-12-24 | 1,630 | 5.98 | +0.06 | +1.01% |
| 2025-12-23 | 989 | 5.92 | ||
| 2025-12-22 | 1,129 | 5.92 | ||
| 2025-12-19 | 200 | 5.92 | +0.26 | +4.59% |
| 2025-12-18 | 1,811 | 5.66 | +0.06 | +1.07% |
| 2025-12-17 | 1,528 | 5.60 |
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 | 376M | 1.03 | +9.57% |
| SCAN | ScanGroup Limited | 1.1B | 2.55 | +2.82% |
| LKL | Longhorn Publishers Limited | 790M | 2.90 | +0.69% |
| NBV | Nairobi Business Ventures Ltd | 1.99B | 1.47 | +0.68% |
| NMG | Nation Media Group | 2.2B | 11.55 | |
| HBE | Homeboyz Entertainment | 295M | 4.66 | |
| CGEN | Car and General Kenya Limited | 4.09B | 51.00 | -1.45% |
| TPSE | TPS Eastern Africa Serena Limited | 2.68B | 14.70 | -2% |
| XPRS | Express Kenya Limited | 353M | 7.40 | -3.65% |