Prime Business Africa
Abbey Mortgage Bank was the most sought-after mortgage stock on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), also known as the stock market, in 2025, as investors in the bourse snubbed shares of Infinity Trust Mortgage Bank and LivingTrust Mortgage Bank.
According to an analysis by Prime Business Africa, while shareholders of Abbey Mortgage Bank saw a threefold growth in their investments between January and December, those of LivingTrust Mortgage Bank recorded a loss, and Infinity Trust equity holders neither gained nor lost.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelIt was reported that the combined mortgage market valuation, comprising the three companies, which are the only mortgage firms listed on the NGX, increased by N29.87 billion to N111.42 billion at the end of last year, from N81.55 billion at the beginning of 2025.
Abbey Mortgage Bank Plc
Abbey Mortgage Bank shareholders recorded a 113.33 percent appreciation in their investments, resulting in a combined gain of N34.52 billion between January and December 2025.
- PBA gathered that the gain was driven by a N3.4 kobo increase in Abbey Mortgage Bank’s share price, which was N3 per share at the start of the year, but closed the period under review at N6.40 kobo.
- While the appreciation in share value made the company the most investible mortgage stock among its peers, it also improved the value of Abbey Mortgage Bank in the Nigerian stock market, as the firm’s capitalisation grew from N30.46 billion to N64.98 billion.
Infinity Trust Mortgage Bank
Shareholders of Infinity Trust Mortgage Bank closed 2025 with no gain or loses during the period under review as the company ended last year with the same share price it started with.
- According to trading data, Infinity Trust’s share was traded at N7 per share on January 2, 2025, and was N7 on December 31, handing shareholders who held the company’s shares throughtout last year zero gain.
- In the same vein, there was no changes in the market valuation of Infinity Trust, as the capitalisation stood at N29.19 billion, according to Prime Business Africa’s analysis.
LivingTrust Mortgage Bank
Analysis showed that shareholders of LivingTrust Mortgage Bank lost 21.23 percent of their investment within the 12 months of 2025 after the share price of the company fell by N0.93 kobo during the period.
- LivingTrust’s share price declined from N4.38 kobo to N3.45 kobo between January and December last year, as equity traders on the NGX held a bearish sentiments towards the company.
- Following the decline, LivingTrust’s shareholders recorded a combined loss of N4.65 billion, and the mortgage firm’s market valuation on the Nigerian Exchange decreased from N21.9 billion to N17.25 billion.
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