Stock Research: Sanlam

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Sanlam

JNB:SLM ZAE000070660
58
  • Value
    39
  • Growth
    96
  • Safety
    Safety
    26
  • Combined
    43
  • Sentiment
    63
  • 360° View
    360° View
    58
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Company Description

Sanlam Limited is a non-banking financial services company. It operates in life insurance, general insurance, investment management, and credit spaces. The company focuses on emerging markets in Africa, Asia, and the United Kingdom. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $10,509 million and 125163 employees. The profits and revenue data were unavailable.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 58 (better than 58% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Sanlam are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Sanlam. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 96, 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. This means that growth is higher than for 96% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 63, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 63% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 39, which means that the share price of Sanlam is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 61% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 26, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 74% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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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: 19-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
39 53 74 67
Growth
96 43 55 13
Safety
Safety
26 60 60 60
Sentiment
63 57 51 76
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360° View
58 54 54 64
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
37 13 24 84
Opinions Change
50 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 84 61 16
Market Pulse
72 60 75 79
Sentiment
63 57 51 76
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
39 53 74 67
Growth
96 43 55 13
Safety Safety
26 60 60 60
Combined
43 83 83 83
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
7 32 77 79
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
61 45 44 54
Price vs. Book (P/B)
43 44 46 34
Dividend Yield
89 73 79 80
Value
39 53 74 67
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
74 38 24 24
Profit Growth
91 75 72 21
Capital Growth
67 11 33 17
Stock Returns
53 73 79 53
Growth
96 43 55 13
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
56 57 57 47
Refinancing
4 73 73 73
Liquidity
59 76 78 73
Safety Safety
26 60 60 60

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This is a classic, high-risk growth play: high growth and positive sentiment outweigh low Value Rank (expensive) and risky financing. This is for aggressive growth investors who are comfortable with the high price and risk, believing the growth story justifies the expense.

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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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