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SLAM - Sanlam Kenya Plc

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Sanlam Kenya Plc (formerly Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Limited) is a Kenya-based holding company. The principal activity of the Company, through its subsidiary Pan Africa Life Assurance Limited, is the underwriting of all classes of long-term insurance business, with the exception of industrial life insurance. The Group also has interests in a wholly owned investment company (PA Securities Limited). The Company's business segments includes Ordinary life assurance business, Superannuation business and Investment. The Ordinary Life insurance segment offers individual life insurance products. The Superannuation segment deals with group insurance schemes. The Investments segment provides investment management services. Sanlam Kenya's subsidiaries include PA Securities Limited and Pan Africa Life Assurance.

Sanlam Kenya Plc is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Sanlam is traded on the NSE under the ticker symbol “SLAM”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NSE:SLAM is KE0000000414. Sanlam Kenya Plc is currently the 43rd most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 1.47 billion, which is about 0.075% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.

SLAM10.20 ▾ 0.10 (0.97%)
3 days ago
Last Trading Results
Opening Price
Day’s Low Price9.36
Day’s High Price10.25
Traded Volume10,700
Number of Deals16
Gross Turnover109,091.00
Growth & Valuation
Earnings Per Share
Price/Earning Ratio
Dividend Per Share
Dividend Yield
Shares Outstanding144M
Market Capitalization1.47B
Monetary values are quoted in Kenyan Shilling (KES) unless otherwise stated

SLAM Stock Market Performance

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+7.37%+18.9%+65.1%
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+69.4%+48.3%+106%

The current share price of Sanlam Kenya Plc (SLAM) is KES 10.20. SLAM closed its last trading day (Thursday, April 17, 2025) at 10.20 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 1% drop from its previous closing price of 10.30 KES. Sanlam began the year with a share price of 4.95 KES and has since gained 106% on that price valuation, ranking it fifth on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about SLAM knowing the stock has accrued 19% over the past four-week period—third best on NSE.

Sanlam Kenya is the 40th most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Jan 20 - Apr 17, 2025). SLAM has traded a total volume of 571,700 shares—in 443 deals—valued at KES 4.43 million over the period, with an average of 9,075 traded shares per session. A volume high of 64,600 was achieved on April 7th for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Sanlam Kenya on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.

DateVolumeCloseChangeChange%
2025-04-1710,70010.20-0.10-0.97%
2025-04-164,70010.30+0.15+1.48%
2025-04-1511,70010.15-0.15-1.46%
2025-04-1410,70010.30-0.05-0.48%
2025-04-114,10010.35+0.85+8.95%
2025-04-108,5009.50+0.68+7.71%
2025-04-099,9008.82+0.10+1.15%
2025-04-0823,2008.72+0.12+1.40%
2025-04-0764,6008.60
2025-04-0421,3008.60

Profile of Sanlam Kenya Plc

Sanlam Kenya Plc operates in the Financials sector.

Factsheet of Sanlam Kenya Plc

Sector
Financials
Industry
Address
LR No. 209/927, 1st Floor, Pan Africa Life Hse, Kenyatta Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya
Telephone
+254-202-247-600
Email

SLAM Industrial Market Competitors

Sanlam Kenya Plc, issuers of the SLAM stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Financials sector. The table below presents an overview of the market standing of the top 10 by year-to-date performance.


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Comments

  1. sharonsharon
    Apr 13, 2023 12:30 GMT

    will sanlam share price ever rise? am thinking of buying them kindly, advice

    1. AnonAnon
      Oct 4, 2024 17:24 GMT

      Yes buy now they are about to merge with Jubilee Allianz

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