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8 most popular JSE shares among South Africa’s top stock pickers

• 17 August 2022

The most popular JSE stocks among South Africa’s top analysts and fund managers in 2022 are Standard Bank, Mr Price, Firstrand, MTN, Prosus, Remgro, Shoprite, and Sibanye Stillwater.

To find the most popular shares, Daily Investor recorded the picks from guests on platforms like the JSE’s SA Stock Picks show and Business Day TV’s Stock Watch.

For this analysis, Daily Investor considered stock picks between 1 January 2022 and 31 July 2022 from all analysts.

Regular guests on these shows include FNB Wealth and Investments’ Wayne McCurrie, Sasfin Wealth’s David Shapiro, and Sanlam Private Wealth’s Nick Kunze.

Other prominent stock pickers are Mia Kruger from Kruger International, Steven Schultz from Momentum, and Graeme Körner from Körner Perspective.

Standard Bank was the most popular share, with nine analysts and fund managers selecting it as their weekly stock pick.

Mr Price was second with six stock pickers selecting it, followed by Firstrand, MTN, Prosus, Remgro, Shoprite, and Sibanye Stillwater on five.

Here is a list of the top stock picks among South Africa’s prominent analysts and fund managers, along with who picked it and the share price year-to-date.

Standard Bank

Picked by:  

  • Graeme Franck from PSG Wealth
  • Jacobus Brink from Novare
  • Jonathan Fisher from PSG Wealth
  • Makwe Masilela from Makwe Fund Managers
  • Momentum Securities
  • Nick Crail from Ashburton Investments
  • Nick Kunze from Sanlam Private Wealth
  • Steven Schultz from Momentum
  • Wayne McCurrie from FNB Wealth & Investments

Mr Price

Picked by:

  • Carmen Mpelwane from Absa Asset Management
  • Dale Hutcheson from Absa Asset Management
  • Graeme Franck from PSG Wealth
  • Jonathan Fisher from PSG Wealth
  • Mark du Toit from Oyster Catcher Investments
  • Nick Crail from Ashburton Investments

Firstrand

Picked by:

  • Makwe Masilela from Makwe Fund Managers
  • Martin Smith from Anchor
  • Patrice Rassou from Ashburton Investments
  • Robert Towell from Sasfin Securities
  • Zwelakhe Mnguni from Benguela Global Fund Managers

MTN

Picked by:

  • Alex Duys from Umthombo Wealth
  • Carmen Mpelwane from Absa Asset Management
  • Karl Gevers from Benguela Global Fund Managers
  • Martin Smith from Anchor
  • Roy Mutooni from Absa Asset Management

Prosus

Picked by:

  • Alex Duys from Umthombo Wealth
  • Karl Gevers from Benguela Global Fund Managers
  • Mia Kruger from Kruger International
  • Wayne McCurrie from FNB Wealth & Investments
  • Willem Oldewage from Nitrogen Fund Managers

Remgro

Picked by:

  • Alex Duys from Umthombo Wealth
  • Chantal Marx from FNB Wealth & Investments
  • Graeme Franck from PSG Wealth
  • Graeme Korner from Korner Perspective
  • Rowan Williams from Nitrogen Fund Managers

Shoprite

Picked by:

  • Imtiaz Suliman from Sentio Capital
  • Kayalethu Nodada from Old Mutual Investments
  • Roy Mutooni from Absa Asset Management
  • Simon Brown from JustOneLap
  • Wayne McCurrie from FNB Wealth & Investments

Sibanye Stillwater

Picked by:

  • Ashraf Mohamed from Cornerpiece Capital
  • Caroline Cremen from AdviceWorx
  • Gary Booysen from Rand Swiss
  • Mia Kruger from Kruger International
  • Nick Kunze from Sanlam Private Wealth

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