Sappi (JSE:SAP) Short Ratio

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JSE:SAP Sappi Ltd JSE:SAP
49 GF Score
Price R11.00
GF Value R32.66
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Sappi Short Ratio?

Short Ratio is a metric signaling prevailing investors' sentiment with a company. It represents the number of days it takes short sellers on average to repurchase all the shares short.

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JSE:SAP
49GF Score
Sappi Ltd JSE:SAP
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Is Sappi (JSE:SAP) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sappi stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of R11.00 is trading 66.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of R32.66. GuruFocus considers Sappi to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for JSE:SAP:

  • Short Ratio:
  • GF Value™: R32.66 vs. price of R11.00 (66.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 49/100 with 6 warning signs

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

Sappi Business Description

Other Exchanges SPPJY:USASPI:Germany
Address 108 Oxford Road, Ground Floor, Houghton Estate, Rosebank, Oxford Room, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2198
Sappi Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing of sustainable woodfibre-based products including specialty and packaging papers, graphic papers, release papers, pulp, and biomaterials like lignin and furfural from renewable resources. The products and services include Dissolving pulp, Graphic papers, Packaging and specialty papers, Casting and release papers, Biomaterials and Bio-energy. The company's geographical segments include Europe, North America and South Africa. The majority of revenue is generated from South Africa.
49GF Score

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R11.00
Price
R32.66
GF Value