Standard Bank Group (SGBLY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Standard Bank Group Limited is a South African financial services group headquartered in Johannesburg. Founded in 1862, the group operates through its banking and related financial-services businesses under the Standard Bank and Stanbic Bank brands.

The company provides personal and business banking services, including deposit accounts, lending, payments, cards, digital banking, and foreign-exchange services. It also offers wealth and investment solutions, insurance-related products, and corporate and investment banking services such as advisory, capital markets, transaction banking, and structured finance.

Standard Bank Group has a substantial presence across Africa, serving retail, commercial, corporate, institutional, and government clients in multiple African markets. Through its international operations and partnerships, the group also connects African clients with selected global markets, including the United Kingdom, China, and the Middle East.

The group is led by Chief Executive Officer Sim Tshabalala, who has held the position since 2013. Standard Bank Group’s shares trade on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, while its American depositary shares are quoted over the counter in the United States under the symbol SGBLY.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.47 to $18.54
• 50-Day Range: $17.64 to $20.62
• 52-Week Range: $14.30 to $20.74
• Volume: 1,039 shs
• Average Volume: 48,100 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.54%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Standard Bank Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Standard Bank Group scored higher than 42% 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: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Standard Bank Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.85%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Standard Bank Group are expected to grow by 9.85% in the coming year, from $2.03 to $2.23 per share.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Standard Bank Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.03, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Standard Bank Group has recently decreased by 86.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Standard Bank Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.65%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Standard Bank Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.67% next year. This indicates that Standard Bank Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.81

News Sentiment

Standard Bank Group has a news sentiment score of 0.81. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Standard Bank 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, Standard Bank Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Standard Bank Group has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 10/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:SGBLY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.standardbank.com
• Phone: (711) 415-4194
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 50,451
• Year Founded: N/A

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: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A