Why are MTN Shares Running?
Why are MTN Shares Running? Factors that influence the price rise of MTN shares – Revealed! View the live share price and more.
🔎 Company | 🥇 MTN |
📌 Type | Public |
📍 Traded as | JSE: MTN |
⚙️ Industry | Telecommunications |
✅ Founded | 1994 |
☑️ Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Why are MTN Shares Running? – 5 Key Point Quick Overview
- ✅ Financial Performance 2025
- ✅ MTN’s search for investors for a Fintech Unit
- ✅ MTN’s institutional shareholders and MTN prices
- ✅ MTN’s Solid Services and the running share price
MTN Financial Performance 2025
MTN Group today announced strong overall results for the first nine months of 2025, supported by the excellent performance of significant subsidiary MTN South Africa under tough macroeconomic, geopolitical, and regulatory circumstances throughout South African markets. MTN reported a profit increase of up to half for the half year ended June 30, putting the company’s shares on pace for its greatest day earlier this month. While MTN Group Limited (JSE: MTN) owners are likely to be generally pleased, the company has not had a nice run lately, with the share price plummeting 21% in the previous quarter.
However, the stock has increased in value during the previous three years. While it increased by 23% in that period, it is not spectacular. While MTN shares fell 4.5% in September, it is interesting looking at the stock’s past performance to determine whether the underlying fundamentals have driven them. MTN Group achieved compound profits per share increase of 29% each year during three years of share price rise. However, the average yearly rise in share price is 7%, which is lower than the EPS growth.
MTN’s search for investors for a Fintech Unit
In March, MTN Group declared that after separating its African fintech company from the carrier’s main telecom operation and would seek minority investors. This precise activity denoted an attempt to maximize expansion in a thriving division. In addition, apart from being on schedule to complete the carve-out by the end of June, MTN announced an early-stage comparable step for the fiber-network sector, which would be completed in 2023.
MTN’s institutional shareholders and MTN prices
Institutions own the most shares in the corporation, with 53%. If the stock increases, the overall group can gain the most or lose the most if there is a downturn. After the company’s market valuation plummeted to R232 billion at the end of September, institutional investors were the worst hit. On the other hand, the 5.2% one-year returns might have helped mitigate their total losses. Analysts would expect them to be on the lookout for weaknesses in the future. In addition, institutional investors often compare their results to those of a widely recognized index. Subsequently, they often consider purchasing bigger firms that are part of the applicable benchmark index.
MTN’s Solid Services and the running share price
Despite historic load-shedding hampered network availability, MTN has increased its market share and generated positive underlying service revenue growth, tight cost management, and investments in network resilience and 5G coverage. MTN continues to make data more inexpensive, aided by an increase in smartphone penetration: the effective data rate fell by 23.4% year on year. This boosted use among both prepaid and postpaid consumers. Work on network resilience and availability has proceeded well. However, chronic load-shedding in the year’s fourth quarter may influence revenue growth, especially in the prepaid consumer market.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can investors expect dividends from MTN in 2025?
MTN’s board of directors expects to pay a minimum ordinary final dividend of R3.30 for the 2025 fiscal year.
Will MTN shares increase?
Analysts believe that a long-term share price increase can be expected.
What are the benefits of buying MTN shares?
The benefits of buying MTN shares include expecting bi-annual dividends and earning a profit from buying low and selling shares high.