SAFARICOM PLC (SAFARI)
Nairobi Securities Exchange · Kenya · prices in KES · close of 21 Oct 2026
Key indicators
| Last close | KES 34.15 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | 27.00 – 39.50 |
| Return, 1 month / 3 months | −5.9% / −2.6% |
| Return, 1 year / 3 years | +22.2% / +147.5% |
| Trend | Above 200-day, below 50-day |
| RSI (14) | 35 |
| Volatility (1 year) | 21.6% |
| Worst drawdown (1 year) | -19.0% |
| Average daily value traded | 239.60M KES |
| Dividend yield | – |
Market X-Ray price-based
Five-year price chart navy: price · brown: 200-day average
About the company
Safaricom is a Kenyan communications company based in Nairobi. It provides mobile voice and data services to consumers and businesses, along with fixed and internet services. Its M-PESA platform lets customers send money, pay bills and make payments using their phones, and it also offers mobile financial services and business solutions. The company serves individual subscribers, small traders, larger enterprises and public organisations across Kenya.
On this site SAFARICOM PLC appears as a stock on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (Kenya), code SAFARI, with prices in Kenyan shillings (KES). Our records, which start in 2019, show no dividend payments for it. The Market X-Ray on this page is price-based and compares it with other stocks on the same exchange; it does not measure how healthy the business is.
Summary
SAFARICOM PLC (SAFARI) trades on the Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya. It last closed at KES 34.15 on 21 October 2026.
Its price-based Market X-Ray is 66 out of 100 (a fair price profile), ranking 12 of 69 stocks on this exchange. The score describes how the stock has traded: trend, momentum, risk, liquidity and dividends, each ranked against the other stocks on its own exchange. It does not measure how healthy or cheap the business is.
Over the last year the price rose 22.2% and over the last three months it fell 2.6%. Returns are price returns, dividends not included.
Fundamental measures (valuation, growth, financial health) are not shown: we do not yet hold financial statements for this market.
The five lenses in numbers each metric is ranked against the other stocks on Nairobi Securities Exchange
| Lens and metric | Value | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trend | 60 · Fair | Mixed trend against its averages. | |
| Above 200-day average | 4.2% | ||
| From 52-week high | -12.4% | ||
| Momentum | 50 · Weak | Lagging most stocks on this exchange. | |
| 3-month return | -2.6% | ||
| 6-month return | 14.0% | ||
| 12-month return, skipping the last month | 29.9% | ||
| Stability (higher is calmer) | 70 · Strong | Calmer than most: low volatility and shallow drawdowns. | |
| Volatility, 1 year (lower is calmer) | 21.6% | ||
| Worst drawdown, 1 year (smaller is calmer) | -19.0% | ||
| Liquidity | 99 · Strong | Trades actively. | |
| Average daily value traded | 239.60M KES | ||
| Zero-volume days | 0.0% | ||
| Income | – | Pays no dividend. | |
| Dividend yield | – | ||
| Years with dividends | 0 |
Strengths
- Stability (higher is calmer): Calmer than most: low volatility and shallow drawdowns.
- Liquidity: Trades actively.
Weak spots
- Momentum: Lagging most stocks on this exchange.
Returns
| 1 week | −0.3% |
|---|---|
| 1 month | −5.9% |
| 3 months | −2.6% |
| 6 months | +14.0% |
| 1 year | +22.2% |
| 3 years | +147.5% |
| 5 years | −19.6% |
Signals
| 50-day / 200-day average | 36.25 / 32.77 |
|---|---|
| Golden / death cross (60 days) | None |
| New 52-week high | No |
| Bullish RSI divergence | No |
| Average daily range (ATR) | 0.78 |
Technical summary
How to read this report
Every number comes from end-of-day prices and dividends. The Market X-Ray describes how the stock has traded, ranked against the other stocks on Nairobi Securities Exchange; it does not measure how healthy or cheap the business is. The fundamental X-Ray (financial health, valuation, growth) needs financial statements, which we hold today for US stocks. See the methodology page. Educational only, not financial advice.