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Absa

JNB:ABG ZAE000255915
54
  • Value
    91
  • Growth
    61
  • Safety
    Safety
    22
  • Combined
    74
  • Sentiment
    50
  • 360° View
    360° View
    54
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Company Description

Absa Group Limited is a financial services company offering retail, business, corporate, investment banking, insurance, financial services, and wealth management products. It operates in retail banking, business banking, and corporate and investment banking. The company operates mainly in South Africa. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $8728 million and 36779 employees. Revenue and profit data are unavailable.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 54 (better than 54% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Absa are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator above average for Absa. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 91, which means that the share price of Absa is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 91% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 61, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. In addition, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 50. But the company’s financing is risky with a Safety rank of 22. This means 78% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Absa. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Leverage
Weakest Rank Dividend Yield
Country South Africa
Industry Diversified Banks
Size Medium
Website absa.africa
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 3-Sep-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
91 87 89 83
Growth
61 13 5 75
Safety
Safety
22 12 11 19
Sentiment
50 57 19 29
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54 24 3 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
32 55 89 92
Opinions Change
28 42 5 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 99 37 9
Market Pulse
74 15 16 20
Sentiment
50 57 19 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
91 87 89 83
Growth
61 13 5 75
Safety Safety
22 12 11 19
Combined
74 14 9 77
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
87 76 91 77
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
78 77 81 84
Price vs. Book (P/B)
69 56 65 60
Dividend Yield
95 88 94 84
Value
91 87 89 83
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
30 44 41 44
Profit Growth
76 19 30 90
Capital Growth
39 11 25 23
Stock Returns
67 69 9 83
Growth
61 13 5 75
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
14 34 38 30
Refinancing
51 41 50 56
Liquidity
25 18 15 32
Safety Safety
22 12 11 19

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This is a high-quality, high-growth stock with positive sentiment. However, the financing is on the riskier side. It is best for a growth-focused investor willing to accept higher financial risk for potentially higher shareholder returns.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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