Prime Business Africa
Fidelity Bank was the least performing bank on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited, also known as the stock market, in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025.
According to Prime Business Africa’s (PBA) analysis, out of 11 banks covered in the stock market, only Fidelity Bank recorded single-digit growth in shareholders’ investment during the period under review.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelAnalysis showed that Fidelity Bank’s shareholders saw a 5 percent growth in their investment in three months, after the bank’s share price increased from N20 on July 1 to N21 on September 30.
The 5 percent growth in investment handed shareholders N50.21 billion combined gain during the reviewed period, and also raised Fidelity Bank’s market valuation from N1 trillion to N1.05 trillion.
The marginal growth shows the stock market’s lack of appetite for Fidelity Bank’s shares in the third quarter, compared to the financial institution’s rivals listed on the NGX.
Sterling Bank’s shareholders closed the period with 34.51 percent growth, Stanbic IBTC Holdings recorded 28.23 percent appreciation, Zenith Bank Plc 23.10 percent increase, and United Bank for Africa (UBA) closed with 21.69 percent growth.
Also, First HoldCo Plc shareholders saw their investments appreciated by 20.92 percent, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) 17 percent, Ecobank Transnational Inc 16.12 percent, FCMB Group Plc 16.04 percent, Wema Bank 13.33 percent and Access Holdings recorded 12 percent growth.
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He also writes The Bottom Line, a backpage column for Punch Newspaper every Thursday.
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