How many South Africa stocks does ShareValue.ai cover?

ShareValue.ai scores South Africa stocks drawn from a global universe of 52,000+ listed equities across 17 supported exchanges, scored on the qualified subset (roughly 30,000 names meeting market-cap and listing-quality filters). The leaderboard on this page shows the top 20 South Africa stocks ranked by 4-pillar composite score; use the screener for the full ranked list.

What is the top-rated stock in South Africa right now?

As of the most recent scoring run, Capitec Bank Holdings Limited (CPIP.JSE) ranks first among South Africa stocks with a composite score of 82.4 out of 100. The composite blends Valuation, Quality, Growth, and Health pillars. Rankings refresh every weekday night.

What are the most defensive sectors in South Africa?

Ranked by average Health pillar score among qualified South Africa stocks, the most defensive sectors are: Financial Services (avg Health score 53.7), Industrials (avg Health score 51.5), Basic Materials (avg Health score 50.7). Health measures balance-sheet resilience (liquidity, leverage, solvency) and is tracked separately from the Momentum buy/hold/sell price-action signal. Sectors need at least 20 qualified stocks in South Africa to appear here.

How is the South Africa composite score computed?

Each South Africa stock receives four pillar scores (Valuation, Quality, Growth, Health) on a 0-100 scale, then a weighted composite. Detailed pillar weights are documented on the /methodology page. The same scoring framework runs across every country ShareValue.ai covers, so rankings are directly comparable across markets. Momentum is tracked separately as a Buy/Hold/Sell price-action signal, not folded into the composite.

How often do the South Africa rankings update?

Every weekday night, after the scoring pipeline completes around 03:30 ET. The dateModified stamp on this page reflects the actual last-refresh time so you can verify freshness. Markets-closed weekends and holidays show the most recent weekday's rankings.

Best Stocks in South Africa for 2026

Johannesburg Stock Exchange listings spanning mining, banking, and consumer staples, capturing the split between rand-hedge mega-caps and the domestic tail.

South Africa listings on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) span mining, banking, and consumer staples with a deep dual-listed bench. IFRS reporting in ZAR; composite scoring captures the dispersion between the rand-hedge mega-caps and the domestic-focused tail.

Data as of Aug 12, 2026 (updated daily)

Top 20 South Africa stocks by composite score

#	Ticker	Name	Sector	Composite	P/E
1	CPIP.JSE	Capitec Bank Holdings Limited	Financial Services	82.4	1.5
2	DRD.JSE	DRDGOLD Limited	Basic Materials	69.6	13.2
3	GNDP.JSE	Grindrod Limited	Industrials	69.6	3.9
4	HAR.JSE	Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.	Basic Materials	68.3	10.2
5	PMV.JSE	Primeserv Group Ltd	Industrials	68.2	6.1
6	4SI.JSE	4Sight Holdings Ltd	Technology	67.5	7.2
7	SUR.JSE	Spurcorp	Consumer Cyclical	67.1	11.8
8	BCF.JSE	Bowler Metcalf Ltd	Consumer Cyclical	66.8	6.9
9	GFI.JSE	Gold Fields Ltd	Basic Materials	66.3	10.3
10	AME.JSE	African Media Entertainment	Communication Services	66.1	9.7
11	WBO.JSE	Wilson Bayly Holmes Ovcon Ltd	Industrials	66.0	6.9
12	ANI.JSE	Afine Investments Ltd	Real Estate	65.7	9.3
13	NCS.JSE	Nictus	Consumer Cyclical	65.6	4.2
14	LAB.JSE	Labat Africa Ltd	Healthcare	65.5	0.2
15	ART.JSE	Argent	Basic Materials	65.4	7.4
16	ADR.JSE	Adcorp	Industrials	65.2	5.0
17	ARL.JSE	Astral Foods Ltd.	Consumer Defensive	64.8	5.2
18	SEB.JSE	Sebata Holdings Ltd	Technology	64.1	-
19	LEW.JSE	Lewis Group Limited	Consumer Cyclical	63.7	5.6
20	VKE.JSE	Vukile Property Fund Ltd	Real Estate	63.5	5.7

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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by composite score across South Africa; use the screener for the full ranked list.