FirstRand (FANDF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

FirstRand Limited is a South African financial services group headquartered in Johannesburg. Established in 1998 through the consolidation of First National Bank of South Africa and Rand Merchant Bank, the company has grown into one of the continent’s leading providers of banking and financial products. FirstRand operates a diversified financial-services platform that spans retail, commercial and corporate banking.

The group’s main operating divisions include First National Bank (FNB), which offers personal and small-business banking; Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), specializing in corporate and investment banking; WesBank, a provider of vehicle and asset finance; and Ashburton Investments, which delivers asset management and tailored investment solutions. Through these subsidiaries, FirstRand serves individual consumers, large corporations, institutions and public-sector clients, offering services such as transactional banking, lending, trade finance, wealth and asset management, card services and insurance products.

While its core market is South Africa, FirstRand has expanded its footprint across sub-Saharan Africa and maintains strategic operations in the United Kingdom, Europe and India. This geographical diversification supports the group’s ambition to develop banking and financial solutions suited to emerging markets. Over the years, FirstRand has built a reputation for innovation in digital banking, risk management and customer service, positioning itself as a cornerstone institution in the African financial landscape.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.60 to $5.60
• 50-Day Range: $5.07 to $5.83
• 52-Week Range: $4.22 to $6.01
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 760 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 1.90
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

FirstRand Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

FirstRand scored higher than 30% 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

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

Amount of Analyst Coverage

FirstRand 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 FirstRand is 1.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.14.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of FirstRand is 1.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 29.78.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

FirstRand has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in FirstRand has recently decreased by 64.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

FirstRand does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

FirstRand does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of FirstRand is 39.72%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

FirstRand has a news sentiment score of -0.98. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.85 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

FirstRand has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 7/20/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 9/10/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Banks - Diversified
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:FANDF
• CIK: 1454175
• Web: www.firstrand.co.za
• Phone: 27 11 282 1808
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 50,178
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1.90
• 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: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A