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Stock Market Traders Favoured Ikeja Hotel Over Transcorp Hotels in 2025

January 5, 2026
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Stock Market Traders Favoured Ikeja Hotel Over Transcorp Hotels in 2025

In 2025, equity traders on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), also known as the stock market, favoured Ikeja Hotel over Transcorp Hotels in the Nigerian bourse, according to Prime Business Africa’s analysis.

The publication gathered that while Ikeja Hotel shareholders recorded a 239.27 percent growth in their investment value, equity holders in Transcorp Hotels saw a 47.32 percent increase in theirs, indicating the stock market traders saw the former as a more investible asset.

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Further analysis showed that both companies recorded a combined gain of N626.21 billion, with Transcorp Hotels accounting for 89.79 percent and Ikeja Hotel holding 10.20 percent, according to the analysis.

How Ikeja Hotel and Transcorp Hotels’ Shares Performed

Ikeja Hotel

On December 31, 2025, Ikeja Hotel’s share price surged to N41.90 kobo per share, compared to the N12.35 kobo the equity was traded at on January 2 last year, indicating that traders in the bourse were willing to pay N29.55 kobo more during the period.

  • The bullish sentiments towards Ikeja Hotel’s shares led to shareholders of the company recording a 239.27 percent growth in their investments, and resulted in a combined gain of N63.89 billion within 12 months.
  • Following the gain, Ikeja Hotel’s market valuation on the Nigerian Exchange increased to N90.60 billion at the end of last year, compared to the N26,70 billion the hospitality business was valued at on January 2.

Transcorp Hotels

Between January and December 2025, Transcorp Hotels’ shareholders’ investment soared by 47.32 percent after demand for the company’s shares pushed the equity price up by N59.9 kobo.

  • According to Prime Business Africa’s analysis, traders in the stock market were willing to buy a share of Transcorp Hotels at N170.90 kobo at the end of 2025, above the N116 the share was valued in the bourse at the start of last year.
  • The surge in Transcorp Hotels’ share price handed the company’s shareholders a combined gain of N562.31 billion, and also raised the valuation or market capitalisation of the firm from N1.18 trillion to N1.75 trillion during the period under review.

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