List of Opinions
The PDSnet opinions give a current overview of every listed company and are updated in response to messages on the Stock Exchange News Service (SENS), ur own in-house analysis and articles appearing in the media.
Each opinion gives the company’s nature of business, a summary of its most recent financial statements, a view of its technical (charting) position and our opinion as to its value at the current market price.
The Opinions are updated for interim and final reports as well as quarterlies, trading statements and trading updates. They cover every share listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).
A-V-I - 10/09/2024 |
Anglovaal Industries (AVI) is a generalised producer of consumer products in the food, cosmetics, and apparel sectors. It has a diverse range of very well-known... read more |
AB-INBEV - 02/08/2024 |
Anheuser-Busch, or AB-InBev (ANH), is the world's largest brewer of beer, operating in both first world countries and emerging markets. ANH trades on the JSE as... read more |
ABSAGROUP - 20/08/2024 |
ABSA (ABG) is one of the largest banking groups operating in Africa. It has well-established branches in 12 African countries and representative offices in at... read more |
ACCENT - 14/12/2020 |
Accentuate (ACE) is a supplier of materials to the flooring, chemical blending, commercial cleaning, water treatment and maintenance industries. It has 5 regional offices in South Africa, 2 factories,... read more |
ACCPROP - 22/07/2024 |
Accelerate Property (APF) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) which has 56 properties valued at R12,7bn, split 70% retail, 15% office and 15% industrial across... read more |
ACSION - 15/07/2024 |
Acsion (ACS) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) with properties mainly in the retail sector. The portfolio is worth R8,3bn with a gross lettable area (GLA)... read more |
ADAPTIT - 03/01/2022 |
Adapt IT (ADI) is an IT company, similar to EOH, but smaller. It has activities in the hospitality, manufacturing, energy, education and financial services sectors.... read more |
ADCOCK - 23/08/2024 |
Adcock (AIP) is a leading supplier of pharmaceuticals to both the private and public sector in South Africa. It has also diversified to India and other sub-Saharan... read more |
ADCORP - 01/11/2024 |
Adcorp (ADR) is an employment company with subsidiaries operating in South Africa and Australia. Managerially, efforts have been made in (1) defining and focusing... read more |
ADRENNA - 25/08/2019 |
Adrenna (ANA) is a very thinly traded small real estate investment trust (REIT) with a market capitalisation of R53m which concentrates on property in the Western Cape. It owns two properties... read more |
ADVANCED - 29/06/2023 |
Advanced Health (AVL) is a small Alt-X listed company in the healthcare industry that specialises in day clinics in South Africa and Australia. The company listed... read more |
ADVTECH - 03/10/2024 |
ADvTECH (ADH) is one of three listed commercial educational companies on the JSE (the others are Curro and its separately listed sister company, Stadio). ADvTECH... read more |
AECI - 01/08/2024 |
AECI (AFE) is a leading producer of chemicals and explosives in South Africa. It supplies products for the mining industry, water treatment, animal health, food... read more |
AEEI - 14/12/2023 |
This is a black-owned investment holding company which is itself a subsidiary of Sekunjalo, a company controlled by Iqbal Surve and his family. Surve is a medical... read more |
AF-&-OVER - 01/10/2024 |
This is the holding company of listed company Rex Trueform (RTO) which is also listed on the JSE. Both this share and Rex Trueform (RTO) are extremely thinly traded... read more |
AFDAWN - 27/09/2024 |
Afdawn (ADW) is a small micro-lending company, listed on the Alt-X in 2004. Its share price rose as high as 550c in November 2007, but has since fallen back to... read more |
AFENERGY - 12/02/2020 |
Afenergy (AEY) was listed on the JSE on 30th June 2017 as a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) with the idea of pursuing acquisitions in the energy sector and commercial enterprises.... read more |
AFINE - 31/05/2024 |
Afine (ANI) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) formed in 2021 which specialises in acquiring petrol stations. The company acquired 5 petrol stations in February... read more |
AFORBES - 22/05/2024 |
Alexander Forbes (AFH) is a financial services company offering asset management, insurance, healthcare, retirement, consulting, and wealth management to both... read more |
AFRIMAT - 25/10/2024 |
Afrimat (AFT) is an open-pit mining company that supplies composites, construction materials and other commodities to a range of industries in Southern Africa.... read more |
AFRISTRAT - 01/11/2022 |
Afristrat (formerly Ecsponent) is a penny stock, listed in the venture capital fledgling sector of the JSE. The company presents itself as a financial services... read more |
AFRO-C - 04/09/2024 |
Afrocentric (ACT) is a black-owned investment holding company which focuses on health administration and insurance. Sanlam recently acquired 28,7% of the company... read more |
AFROX - 30/05/2021 |
Afrox (AFX) is the largest company supplying liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and atmospheric gases to the mining and manufacturing industries in South Africa and 7 other African countries. It has... read more |
AH-VEST - 16/10/2024 |
AH Vest (AHL) produces a range of sauces under the All-Joy brand and seeks to diversify into ready meals, soups and canned vegetables. It is the second largest... read more |
ALARIS - 13/10/2021 |
Alaris Holdings (ALH) is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of RF antennas and related equipment. Its products are used in communication, frequency spectrum... read more |
ALPHAMIN - 30/01/2024 |
Alphamin (APH) is a tin mining and exploration company operating out of Mauritius. Its primary asset is just over 80% of Alphamin Bisie Mining which has a tin... read more |
ALTRON-A - 06/11/2024 |
Allied Electronics Corp, or Altron (AEL), is an information and communications technology company which was started by Bill Venter in 1965. It has recently been... read more |
ALVIVA - 21/02/2023 |
Alviva Holdings (AVV) is "...one of Africa's largest providers of information and communication technology products and services". It has three operating divisions... read more |
AME - 03/06/2024 |
African Media Entertainment (AME) is a company which specialises in running radio stations and whose revenue comes principally from advertising on those stations.... read more |
AMPLATS - 25/10/2024 |
Anglo American Platinum (AMS), or Amplats, is the second largest platinum producing company in the world (after Sibanye), producing a large portion of the world's... read more |
ANCHOR - 16/11/2020 |
Anchor (ACG) is a local and off-shore financial services holding company with primarily three businesses - asset management, private clients and stockbroking. It listed on the JSE in July 2014.... read more |
ANDULELA - 09/04/2020 |
Andulela (AND) is an investment holding company listed on the main board. It has two subsidiaries - 83,6% of Kilken Platinum, a producer of low cost PGMs (palladium, platinum, rhodium and gold)... read more |
ANGGOLD - 08/11/2024 |
Anglogold Ashanti (ANG) is an international gold producer which used to have operations in South Africa (the last of which, Mponeng, has now been sold), and still... read more |
ANGLO - 25/10/2024 |
With Anglo American (AGL), the risk normally associated with commodity stocks is mitigated in two ways. Firstly, the company has diversity of different minerals... read more |
ARB - 14/02/2022 |
ARB Holdings (ARH) is an electrical contracting company that owns property and is involved in vehicle leasing. It owns 74% of ARB Electrical Wholesalers which... read more |
ARCINVEST - 17/09/2024 |
African Rainbow Capital (AIL) is a BEE investment company that was formed in 2015 and listed on the JSE in September 2017. Since it was formed, AIL has invested... read more |
ARCMITTAL - 17/10/2024 |
ArcelorMittal (ACL) is South Africa's largest steel producing company. It has survived where companies like Highveld Steel have disappeared. Arguably, ArcelorMittal... read more |
ARDENCAP - 26/10/2021 |
Arden Capital (ACZ) is an investment holding company registered in Mauritius which specialises in running tourist-orientated businesses in Zimbabwe, particularly... read more |
AREIT - 16/10/2024 |
This is a newly formed real estate investment trust (REIT) which says that its strategy is to, "...invest in yield-enhancing assets and areas that offer consistent,... read more |
ARGENT - 20/08/2024 |
Argent (ART) is a manufacturer and beneficiator of steel and aluminium products supplying a wide range of businesses in South Africa. It also has operations in... read more |
ARM - 08/09/2024 |
African Rainbow Minerals (ARI) is a diversified mining company controlled by Patrice Motsepe, involved in a variety of mining ventures. Its interests include platinum... read more |
ARROW - 12/07/2019 |
ASCENDIS - 04/09/2024 |
Ascendis Health (ASC) is a South African company which manufactures brands aimed at health in animals, plants, and people. On 30th January 2020, the company said,... read more |
ASPEN - 04/09/2024 |
Aspen (APN) is a pharmaceutical company which trades in 150 countries in a wide range of specialty and branded products aimed at a range of acute and chronic medical... read more |
ASSORE - 30/05/2021 |
Assore (ASR) is a miner of base metals, especially iron ore, manganese and chrome. It has 50% of Associated Manganese (Assmang) with partner African Rainbow Minerals. The company owns a manganese... read more |
ASTORIA - 30/10/2024 |
Astoria (ARA) is an investment company which was formed to give investors exposure to an international selection of equities in developed economies. The share... read more |
ASTRAL - 31/10/2024 |
Astral Food (ARL) is a leading poultry producer in South Africa. The company's activities include integrated broiler operations, where they have a processing capacity... read more |
ATLATSA - 19/08/2019 |
Atlatsa (ATL) is a BEE company involved in platinum group metals (PGM) in the Bushveld Complex. It has a primary listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) and a secondary listing on the Alt-X... read more |
ATLEAF - 28/05/2020 |
Atlantic Leaf Properties (ALP) is a property company, listed on the JSE and the Mauritian Stock Exchange, which has become a real estate investment trust (REIT) and intends to list on the London... read more |
ATTACQ - 11/09/2024 |
Attacq (ATT) is a BEE level 2 property developer that converted to a real estate investment trust (REIT) in May 2018 and has been listed on the JSE since 2013.... read more |
AVENG - 20/08/2024 |
The once-massive construction company, Aveng (AEG), which traded at R69 a share in 2008, was reduced to a penny stock. This sad demise was brought about by a number... read more |
AVIOR - 30/05/2021 |
Avior (AVR) is a capital markets research and trading firm covering equities, fixed interest and derivative markets in Southern Africa. The company claims to have 200 institutional clients and... read more |
AWAPROPA - 01/06/2020 |
See AWAPROPB |
AWAPROPB - 25/11/2021 |
Arrowhead Property (AWA and AHB) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) which owns a diversified South African portfolio and shares in a number of other property companies worth in total R8,3bn.... read more |
AYO - 18/06/2024 |
AYO is a black-owned technology company that was spun out of AEEI and in which AEEI still holds 49,4%. There were suspicious circumstances with a massive R4,3bn... read more |
I-AMEX - 18/01/2019 |
This is an index of approximately 250 shares trading on the ituYSE Amex exchange. The NYSE Amex exchange started life as the “curb” exchange because it consisted of trade in shares which... read more |
I-AUSTRAL - 18/01/2019 |
The Australian All Ordinaries Index is a weighted average of the 500 largest companies trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (sometimes also known as the “Sydney Stock Exchange”).... read more |
PHOENIX - 30/05/2021 |
Phoenix (AXL) is a black-controlled investment holding company whose principal asset is its 100% subsidiary, Standard General Insurance (Stangen). African Bank Investments Limited (ABIL) shares... read more |