Sanlam (SLLDY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sanlam Limited is a South African financial services group headquartered in Cape Town. The company provides insurance, investment, retirement, wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, businesses and institutions. Its offerings include life and general insurance, savings and retirement products, investment management, and advice-based financial solutions.

Sanlam operates through businesses serving retail, corporate and institutional customers. Its activities include asset management, personal financial services, employee benefits and insurance, with products distributed through advisers, intermediaries and other channels. The group also has exposure to banking and related financial services through selected operations and partnerships.

Founded in 1918, Sanlam has expanded from its South African origins into a broader African financial services group. It serves customers in South Africa and a number of other African markets, with additional international activities developed through partnerships and investments. In 2023, Sanlam combined its pan-African operations with Allianz to create SanlamAllianz, a joint venture focused on insurance and financial services across Africa.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$9.86 to C$10.06
• 50-Day Range: C$9.92 to C$11.10
• 52-Week Range: C$9.48 to C$13.68
• Volume: 48,744 shs
• Average Volume: 53,791 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 1.10
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Sanlam Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sanlam scored higher than 25% 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: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Sanlam has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sanlam has only been the subject of 1 research reports 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 Sanlam is 1.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sanlam is 1.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.57.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sanlam has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sanlam has recently decreased by 78.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Sanlam does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sanlam is 4.64%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Sanlam has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.06% of the stock of Sanlam is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Life & Health Insurance
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:SLLDY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.sanlam.com
• Phone: (721) 947-9111
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 23,363
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1.10
• 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