Safaricom (NAI:SCOM) Short Interest


NAI:SCOM Safaricom PLC NAI:SCOM
100 GF Score
Price KES33.60
GF Value KES21.81
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Safaricom Short Interest?

Short Interest can be expressed as a percentage by dividing the number of shares sold short by the total number of outstanding shares.

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NAI:SCOM vs TMUS, VZ, T: Short Interest Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Safaricom's Short Interest, along with its competitors' market caps and Short Interest data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Safaricom Short Interest vs Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Safaricom's Short Interest distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Safaricom's Short Interest falls into.


NAI:SCOM
100GF Score
Safaricom PLC NAI:SCOM
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Is Safaricom (NAI:SCOM) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Safaricom stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of KES33.60 is trading 54.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of KES21.81. GuruFocus considers Safaricom to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for NAI:SCOM:

  • Short Interest:
  • GF Value™: KES21.81 vs. price of KES33.60 (54.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 100/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the NAI:SCOM stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Safaricom Business Description

Address Safaricom House, Waiyaki Way, P.O. Box 66827, Westlands, Nairobi, KEN, 00800
Safaricom PLC is a Kenya-based telecommunications company. The principal activities of the company are the provision of telecommunication services, providing a comprehensive range of integrated telecommunication services including voice and data both mobile and fixed, SMS, the internet, and m-pesa. The company also offers a wide range of devices such as Mobile handsets, mobile broadband modems, routers, tablets, and notebooks. The majority of its revenue comes from service revenues: Voice, m-pesa, mobile data, messaging, fixed data and other service revenue. The company serves both individual and corporate/enterprise customers.
100GF Score

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KES33.60
Price
KES21.81
GF Value