Overview
Sasol Limited, based in South Africa, is a global integrated chemicals and energy company. Specializing in the development and commercialization of technologies, and the building and operation of large-scale facilities to produce a range of product streams, including liquid fuels, chemicals, and low-carbon electricity. Sasol is known for its pioneering work in synthetic fuels through the Fischer-Tropsch process, which converts natural gas into synthetic fuel and chemical feedstock. Key projects include the Lake Charles Chemicals Project in the United States, which significantly expanded its chemical production capacity, and its ongoing shift towards more sustainable energy solutions aligns with global environmental goals. This strategic move not only diversifies its product offerings but enhances its competitiveness in the international market.
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Basic Stats
The share price of Sasol Limited - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) as of September 5, 2025 is $7.09 / share. This is an increase of 5.19% from the prior week.
The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of Sasol Limited - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.
For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.
| Market Cap | |
| EV | |
| Shares Out. | 639.05 MM |
| Earnings Date | |
| EPS (TTM) | 10.59 |
| Dividend Yield | 8.90 % |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2024-03-14 |
| Borrow Rate | 1.83 |
| Short Shares Avail. | 2.30 MM |
| Short Interest | 6.94 MM |
| Short Float | |
| Days to Cover | 4.44 days |
| Risk Free Rate | 4.17 % |
| Price Change (1 yr) | -2.61 % |
| Volatility (1 yr) | 0.59 |
| Beta | 0.73 |
| Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) | -0.12 |
| Sortino Ratio (1 yr) | -0.22 |
| PE Ratio | |
| Price/Book | |
| Price/TBV | |
| Book/Market | |
| EBIT/EV | |
| EBIT(3yr avg)/EV | |
| ROA | 0.02 |
| ROE | 0.05 |
| ROIC | 0.02 |
| CROIC | -0.02 |
| OCROIC | 0.14 |
| Implied Volatility | 69.83 % |
| Put/Call OI Ratio | 0.41 |
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target
The average one-year price target for Sasol Limited - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock) is $9.19. The forecasts range from a low of $4.03 to a high of $26.95. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.
Update Frequency: Monthly
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades
This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for Sasol Limited - Depositary Receipt (Common Stock). An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.
The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
- Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
- Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
- Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.
When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.
The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.
| Date | Analyst | Prior | Latest Recommendation |
Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-18 | Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2019-12-17 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2019-09-16 | Citi | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2019-09-03 | UBS | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2019-05-14 | Bank of America | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2019-02-08 | Macquarie | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2018-05-22 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2017-07-18 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2016-09-26 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2016-09-14 | Citigroup | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2016-08-16 | Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2016-08-10 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2016-04-05 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Equal-Weight | Downgrade |
| 2016-03-11 | Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2016-03-09 | Macquarie | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2015-07-13 | Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2015-02-18 | UBS | Neutral | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2014-09-15 | Macquarie | Neutral | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2014-01-21 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2013-06-04 | UBS | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2013-05-28 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2013-05-03 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Equal-Weight | Upgrade |
| 2013-03-15 | Macquarie | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2013-03-14 | Citigroup | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
