Stock Research: Discovery

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Discovery

JNB:DSY ZAE000022331
80
  • Value
    64
  • Growth
    80
  • Safety
    Safety
    45
  • Combined
    68
  • Sentiment
    92
  • 360° View
    360° View
    80
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Company Description

Discovery Limited is an integrated financial services organization. It operates in healthcare, life insurance, short-term insurance, long-term savings, banking, and wellness markets. It has business strands in South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Vitality Global. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $7968 millions and 13800 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 80 (better than 80% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Discovery are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator above average for Discovery. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 64, which means that the share price of Discovery 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 64% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 80, 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 92. But the company’s financing is risky with a Safety rank of 45. This means 55% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Discovery. ...read more

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Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
64 35 49 51
Growth
80 87 27 49
Safety
Safety
45 88 88 88
Sentiment
92 61 58 41
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80 92 92 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
63 22 72 32
Opinions Change
50 33 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 93 29 47
Market Pulse
86 59 61 50
Sentiment
92 61 58 41
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
64 35 49 51
Growth
80 87 27 49
Safety Safety
45 88 88 88
Combined
68 88 88 88
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
49 47 39 65
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
64 37 53 41
Price vs. Book (P/B)
49 35 60 49
Dividend Yield
55 43 42 35
Value
64 35 49 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
43 51 36 75
Profit Growth
92 67 26 1
Capital Growth
67 89 35 73
Stock Returns
77 87 47 47
Growth
80 87 27 49
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
35 43 42 42
Refinancing
98 77 77 77
Liquidity
23 66 66 66
Safety Safety
45 88 88 88

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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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