UMME - Umeme Limited
Umeme Limited is an Uganda-based company engaged in the distribution and sale of electricity. The Company's operations include operating and maintaining an electricity network, meter reading, billing, revenue collection and installing new connections in Uganda. The Company supplies electricity to individual clients, commercial users, which include small, medium and large industrial customers, as well as to cities, municipalities, towns, trading centres and community centers. The network is operated through district offices. Umeme Ltd is owned by Actis Infrastructure 2 fund.
Umeme Limited is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Umeme is traded on the NSE under the ticker symbol “UMME”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of NSE:UMME is KE2000005815. Umeme Limited is currently the 14th most valuable stock on the NSE with a market capitalization of KES 25.4 billion, which makes about 1.3% of the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity market.
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| Traded Volume | 0 |
| Number of Deals | 0 |
| Gross Turnover | 0.00 |
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| Shares Outstanding | 1.62B |
| Market Capitalization | 25.4B |
UMME Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
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| -2.49% | -7.94% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
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| -2.49% | +0.32% | -6.57% |
The current share price of Umeme Limited (UMME) is KES 15.65. UMME closed its last trading day (Friday, March 28, 2025) at 16.00 KES per share on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), recording a 4.8% drop from its previous closing price of 16.80 KES. Umeme began the year with a share price of 16.75 KES but has since lost 6.57% off that price valuation, ranking it 50th on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance.
Umeme is the 29th most traded stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange over the past three months (Jan 20 - Apr 17, 2025). UMME has traded a total volume of 2.62 million shares—in 862 deals—valued at KES 43.2 million over the period, with an average of 41,627 traded shares per session. A volume high of 419,900 was achieved on February 26th for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Umeme on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
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| 2025-03-28 | 93,400 | 16.00 | -0.80 | -4.76% |
| 2025-03-27 | 4,600 | 16.80 | +0.20 | +1.20% |
| 2025-03-26 | 3,800 | 16.60 | -0.40 | -2.35% |
| 2025-03-25 | 38,100 | 17.00 | +0.05 | +0.29% |
| 2025-03-24 | 3,300 | 16.95 | -0.05 | -0.29% |
| 2025-03-21 | 7,800 | 17.00 | ||
| 2025-03-20 | 65,100 | 17.00 | +0.95 | +5.92% |
| 2025-03-19 | 49,100 | 16.05 | -0.60 | -3.60% |
| 2025-03-18 | 18,300 | 16.65 | -0.25 | -1.48% |
| 2025-03-17 | 28,300 | 16.90 |
Profile of Umeme Limited
Umeme Limited operates in the Utilities sector.
Factsheet of Umeme Limited
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
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- Address
- Rwenzori House, Plot 1 Lumumba Avenue, P. O. Box 23841, Kampala, Uganda
- Telephone
- +256-312-360-600
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- Website
- www.umeme.co.ug
UMME Industrial Market Competitors
Umeme Limited, issuers of the UMME stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, have four market competitors who are also engaged in the Utilities sector. The table below presents an overview of their market standing.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEGN | KenGen Plc | 32.2B | 4.89 | +34.3% |
| KPLC | Kenya Power & Lighting Company | 12B | 6.16 | +28.1% |
| KPLC-P4 | Kenya Power 4% Preference Shares | 7.2M | 4.00 | |
| KPLC-P7 | Kenya Power 7% Preference Shares | 2.1M | 6.00 |
