ZAMBIA SUGAR PLC (ZSUG)
Lusaka Stock Exchange · Zambia · prices in ZMW · close of 21 Oct 2026
Key indicators
| Last close | ZMW 67.98 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | 65.00 – 75.80 |
| Return, 1 month / 3 months | −2.8% / −1.6% |
| Return, 1 year / 3 years | +4.6% / +239.9% |
| Trend | Below its 200-day average |
| RSI (14) | 12 |
| Volatility (1 year) | 15.4% |
| Worst drawdown (1 year) | -10.3% |
| Average daily value traded | 0.15M ZMW |
| Dividend yield | – |
Market X-Ray price-based
Five-year price chart navy: price · brown: 200-day average
About the company
Zambia Sugar is a sugar producer and refiner based in Mazabuka, Zambia. It grows sugarcane on its estates and processes it into refined and raw sugar, molasses and other sugar-based products. The company supplies sugar to industrial customers, wholesalers and retailers in Zambia and exports to regional markets. It also generates electricity from sugarcane by-products for its own operations and the local grid. Zambia Sugar operates as part of the Illovo Sugar group, which is owned by Associated British Foods.
On this site ZAMBIA SUGAR PLC appears as a stock on the Lusaka Stock Exchange (Zambia), code ZSUG, with prices in Zambian kwacha (ZMW). 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
ZAMBIA SUGAR PLC (ZSUG) trades on the Lusaka Stock Exchange in Zambia. It last closed at ZMW 67.98 on 21 October 2026.
Its price-based Market X-Ray is 61 out of 100 (a fair price profile), ranking 11 of 26 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 4.6% and over the last three months it fell 1.6%. 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 Lusaka Stock Exchange
| Lens and metric | Value | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trend | 50 · Weak | Below its long-term averages and far from its highs. | |
| Above 200-day average | -5.0% | ||
| From 52-week high | -10.3% | ||
| Momentum | 53 · Fair | Typical recent returns for this exchange. | |
| 3-month return | -1.6% | ||
| 6-month return | -9.3% | ||
| 12-month return, skipping the last month | 7.6% | ||
| Stability (higher is calmer) | 65 · Fair | Typical risk for this exchange. | |
| Volatility, 1 year (lower is calmer) | 15.4% | ||
| Worst drawdown, 1 year (smaller is calmer) | -10.3% | ||
| Liquidity | 85 · Strong | Trades actively. | |
| Average daily value traded | 0.15M ZMW | ||
| Zero-volume days | 1.7% | ||
| Income | – | Pays no dividend. | |
| Dividend yield | – | ||
| Years with dividends | 0 |
Strengths
- Liquidity: Trades actively.
Weak spots
- Trend: Below its long-term averages and far from its highs.
Returns
| 1 week | −1.5% |
|---|---|
| 1 month | −2.8% |
| 3 months | −1.6% |
| 6 months | −9.3% |
| 1 year | +4.6% |
| 3 years | +239.9% |
| 5 years | +977.3% |
Signals
| 50-day / 200-day average | 69.61 / 71.59 |
|---|---|
| Golden / death cross (60 days) | Death, 59 days ago |
| New 52-week high | No |
| Bullish RSI divergence | No |
| Average daily range (ATR) | 0.11 |
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 Lusaka Stock 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.