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Sanlam

JNB:SLM ZAE000070660
70
  • Value
    79
  • Growth
    38
  • Safety
    Safety
    34
  • Combined
    54
  • Sentiment
    78
  • 360° View
    360° View
    70
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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 70 (better than 70% 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 the metrics below and half above average for Sanlam. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 79, which means that the share price of Sanlam is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 79% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 78, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 78% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 38, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 34, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 66 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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Strongest Rank Revenue Growth
Weakest Rank Price vs. Sales (P/S)
Country South Africa
Industry Life & Health Insurance
Size Large
Website sanlam.co.za
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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: 10-Aug-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
79 53 74 67
Growth
38 43 55 13
Safety
Safety
34 60 60 60
Sentiment
78 57 51 76
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70 54 54 64
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
76 13 24 84
Opinions Change
50 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 84 61 16
Market Pulse
45 60 75 79
Sentiment
78 57 51 76
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
79 53 74 67
Growth
38 43 55 13
Safety Safety
34 60 60 60
Combined
54 83 83 83
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
100 32 77 79
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
61 45 44 54
Price vs. Book (P/B)
42 44 46 34
Dividend Yield
87 73 79 80
Value
79 53 74 67
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
1 38 24 24
Profit Growth
85 75 72 21
Capital Growth
67 11 33 17
Stock Returns
41 73 79 53
Growth
38 43 55 13
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
61 57 57 47
Refinancing
4 73 73 73
Liquidity
53 76 78 73
Safety Safety
34 60 60 60

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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