Absa Bank Kenya Plc

ABSAMain Investment MarketKilele 20Kilele 25

KES21.34

−0.15−0.70%

Live

Open: 21.60
High: 21.70
Low: 21.32
Prev close: 21.49
VWAP: 21.54
Volume: 352.8K
Turnover: KES 7.60M
Deals: 174

Price history

ABSA chart

Hover or use the arrow keys to read each session. Long ranges switch to weekly candles.

Up session
Down session
SMA 20
SMA 50

Range change −6.61%

Statistics

Risk and return

Measured from daily closing prices against the Kilele All Share Index.

252 daily returns, risk-free rate taken as the 91-day bill.

Annualised return: +9.7%; Average daily log return scaled to a year.
Volatility: 22.7%; Standard deviation of daily returns, scaled by the square root of 252.
Sharpe ratio: 0.07; Excess return over the 91-day bill rate per unit of volatility.
Sortino ratio: 0.11; Excess return per unit of downside volatility only.
Beta to KASI: 0.51; How much the share moves for a 1 percent move in the market.
Alpha: −2.8%; Annual return left after adjusting for market exposure.
Correlation: 0.39; Correlation of daily returns with the KASI, from -1 to 1.
Maximum drawdown: −14.3%; Largest fall from a peak to a later trough.
Value at risk, 95%: −2.24%; A daily loss exceeded on only 1 session in 20.
Expected shortfall: −2.97%; Average loss on the worst 5 percent of sessions.
Skewness: 0.19; Asymmetry of returns. Negative means more large down days.
Excess kurtosis: 0.61; Fat tails compared with a normal distribution.
Positive sessions: 50.8%; Share of sessions that closed higher.
Best session: +5.22%; Largest one-day gain in the window.
Worst session: −3.62%; Largest one-day loss in the window.

Distribution of daily returns, 12 monthsMean +0.047%, standard deviation 1.43%. 1 extreme sessions fall outside the chart.

Sessions observed
Normal distribution

ABSA against the market, daily returnsSlope of the fitted line is the beta: 0.51. R squared 0.15.

Rolling volatilityAnnualised, measured over the previous 21 sessions.

Drawdown from peakHow far the price sat below its previous high, 12 months.

Relative performance

Against the sector and the market

ABSA performance against its sector and the KASI
Period	ABSA	Banking	KASI	vs KASI
1 week	−2.42%	+1.54%	+3.36%	−5.78% percentage points
1 month	−2.91%	+1.23%	+1.75%	−4.66% percentage points
3 months	+0.38%	+2.90%	+0.16%	+0.22% percentage points
6 months	−6.61%	+2.21%	+1.84%	−8.45% percentage points
Year to date	+0.28%	+9.00%	+17.33%	−17.05% percentage points
12 months	+9.72%	+11.02%	+17.69%	−7.97% percentage points

Flow

Order and investor flow

Market flows

Order flow this session352.8K shares

Buyer initiated: 120,139
Seller initiated: 232,655
Imbalance: −31.9%

Foreign investors, last 30 sessionsNet +KES 16.08M, gross 238.89M

Net buying
Net selling

Corporate actions

Dividends and entitlements

Dividends and corporate actions
Action	KES per share	Books close	Payment	Status
Interim dividend	0.20	21 Sep 2026	15 Oct 2026	Paid

Comparables

Peers in Banking

Sector peers
Share	Last	Today	Mkt cap	P/E	Yield	12 months
EQTYEquity Group Holdings Plc	55.48	+0.29%	KES 209.36B	4.3x	7.66%	+14.0%
KCBKCB Group Plc	52.96	+2.70%	KES 170.18B	2.8x	5.66%	+5.0%
NCBANCBA Group Plc	77.03	+0.73%	KES 126.91B	5.7x	7.14%	+21.6%
COOPCo-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd	20.87	+2.71%	KES 122.45B	5.1x	7.19%	+4.4%
SCBKStandard Chartered Bank Kenya Ltd	294.75	+0.43%	KES 111.38B	6.3x	15.27%	+13.5%
SBICStanbic Holdings Plc	182.25	−0.14%	KES 72.05B	5.3x	11.38%	+6.9%
IMHI&M Group Plc	40.13	+0.60%	KES 66.36B	5.0x	7.48%	+4.8%
DTKDiamond Trust Bank Kenya Ltd	116.00	+0.43%	KES 32.43B	3.8x	6.03%	+43.8%
HFCKHF Group Plc	9.63	+1.26%	KES 14.81B	10.5x	-	+5.1%

Key data

Market capitalisation: KES 115.91BRank 7 of 47
Shares in issue: 5.43B
Earnings per share: KES 3.35
Price to earnings: 6.4x
Dividend per share: KES 1.75
Dividend yield: 8.20%
Payout ratio: 52%
Earnings yield: 15.7%
Average volume, 30 sessions: 421.3K
Average turnover, 30 sessions: KES 9.26M
Beta to KASI, 12 months: 0.51
Volatility, 12 months: 22.7%

52-week range39% of range

19.4324.37

Order book

Best eight levels on each side, refreshed during the session.

Spread: 0.02 (0.09%)
Mid price: 21.340
Imbalance: +22% bids

OrdersSizeBid

OfferSizeOrders

107,802 shares bid67,413 shares offered

Time and sales

Most recent trades in ABSA
Time	Price	Shares
14:11:44	21.36	1,253
14:10:11	21.38	2,007
14:09:32	21.38	134
14:07:47	21.39	720
14:07:15	21.40	1,543
14:01:52	21.36	691
14:01:02	21.38	391
14:00:00	21.37	1,531
13:58:30	21.38	6,185
13:58:05	21.37	382
13:57:56	21.38	3,038
13:57:56	21.37	193
13:54:31	21.38	749
13:53:44	21.38	734

Technical analysis

Signal summary

Bearish

1 bullish, 1 neutral and 7 bearish readings from moving averages and oscillators.

Moving averages

Moving averages and the price position
SMA 20	22.06	−3.3%	Bearish
SMA 50	21.64	−1.4%	Bearish
SMA 100	21.90	−2.5%	Bearish
SMA 200	21.98	−2.9%	Bearish
EMA 12	21.77	−2.0%	Bearish
EMA 26	21.84	−2.3%	Bearish

Oscillators

Oscillator readings
RSI 14	39.6	Within range	Neutral
MACD 12, 26, 9	−0.077	Below signal line	Bearish
Stochastic 14, 3	1.3	Oversold	Bullish

Classic pivot points

From the previous session: pivot = (high + low + close) / 3.

22.12

21.95

21.72

Pivot

21.55

21.32

21.15

20.92

Position calculator

Shares of ABSA

Consideration at KES 21.34: KES 21,340.00
Fees and levies (2.10%): KES 448.14
Total cost of purchase: KES 21,788.14
Break-even selling price: KES 22.26+4.29% from here
Annual dividend, gross: KES 1,750.00
Withholding tax at 5%: KES 87.50
Annual dividend, net: KES 1,662.507.63% yield on cost

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Company profile

Retail and corporate bank and member of the Absa Group, offering banking, wealth and markets services.

Headquarters: Nairobi
Sector: Banking
Market segment: Main Investment Market
Ticker: ABSA

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