Absa Group (AGRPY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Absa Group Limited is a South African financial services company headquartered in Johannesburg. Formerly known as Barclays Africa Group, the company adopted the Absa name in 2018 following the separation of its operations from Barclays PLC.

Through its subsidiaries and business divisions, Absa provides personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management, and insurance services. Its offerings include transaction and savings accounts, lending, payment solutions, credit cards, home finance, investment products, advisory services, and risk-management solutions.

Absa serves individuals, small and medium-sized businesses, large corporations, institutional investors, and government entities. The group operates primarily in South Africa and has a presence in several other African markets, including Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its shares trade on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, while its American depositary shares trade over the counter in the United States under the symbol AGRPY.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $26.51 to $26.51
• 50-Day Range: $25.95 to $29.01
• 52-Week Range: $20.79 to $33.99
• Volume: 232 shs
• Average Volume: 1,502 shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.99 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 6.15%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Absa Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Absa Group scored higher than 28% 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: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Absa Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Absa Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.59%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Absa Group are expected to grow by 8.59% in the coming year, from $3.96 to $4.30 per share.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Absa Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Absa Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.61, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Absa Group has recently increased by 665.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Absa Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.14%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Absa Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Absa Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.91% next year. This indicates that Absa Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Absa Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Absa Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Absa Group has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 9/24/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:AGRPY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.barclaysafrica.com
• Phone: (711) 350-4000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 37,107
• Year Founded: 1991

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 414,650,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $10.99 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A