Airtel Africa (AAF) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Airtel Africa is a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries in Africa, primarily in East Africa and Central and West Africa. Airtel Africa offers an integrated suite of telecommunications solutions to its subscribers, including mobile voice and data services as well as mobile money services both nationally and internationally. The Group aims to continue providing a simple and intuitive customer experience through streamlined customer journeys.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 221.20 to 225
• 50-Day Range: 183.21 to 228.40
• 52-Week Range: 93 to 230.20
• Volume: 13.39 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.80 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £8.17 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2,434.90
• Dividend Yield: 0.03%
• Price Target: GBX 141.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Airtel Africa Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Airtel Africa scored higher than 36% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Airtel Africa has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Airtel Africa has a consensus price target of GBX 141.50, representing about 36.8% downside from its current price of GBX 224.01.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Airtel Africa has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Airtel Africa is 2,434.90, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 268.40.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Airtel Africa is 2,434.90, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 357.34.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Airtel Africa has a PEG Ratio of 0.58. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Airtel Africa has a P/B Ratio of 3.84. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AAF.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Airtel Africa pays a meaningful dividend of 2.15%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Airtel Africa does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Airtel Africa is 71.65%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AAF.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.01

News Sentiment

Airtel Africa has a news sentiment score of 1.01. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Airtel Africa this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Airtel Africa insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £22,800 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

24.89% of the stock of Airtel Africa is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 7.15% of the stock of Airtel Africa is held by institutions.

AAF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AAF shares performed this year?

Airtel Africa's stock was trading at GBX 113.60 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AAF stock has increased by 97.2% and is now trading at GBX 224.01.

How do I buy shares of Airtel Africa?

Shares of AAF stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Airtel Africa own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Airtel Africa investors own include BP (BP), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Aviva (AV), International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), Barclays (BARC), Meta Platforms (META) and PayPal (PYPL).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Telecom Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:AAF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: airtel.africa
• Phone: 44 20 7493 9315
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 4,098
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Airtel Africa: GBX 141.50
• High Price Target: GBX 155
• Low Price Target: GBX 128
• Potential Upside/Downside: -36.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2,434.90
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.62
• P/E Growth: 0.58
• Net Income: -£97.44 million
• Net Margins: -1.67%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -3.58%
• Return on Assets: 9.60%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 275.30
• Current Ratio: 0.47
• Quick Ratio: 0.26

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £5.21 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.57
• Cash Flow: GBX 34.55 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.48
• Book Value: GBX 58.38 per share
• Price / Book: 3.84

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,646,632,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £8.17 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.04