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SERVICES · Printing, Publishing, and Allied Industries · Price, fundamentals, signals, and forward-looking context in one research view.
SERVICES
₦2.46B
3.8%
10.29
Current price
₦5.50
-3.5% todayUpdated 27 min ago
Open
₦5.65
Previous close
₦5.70
Day range
₦5.50 – ₦5.70
Volume
66,081
10.3x P/E
Awaiting filing
3.8% yield
65/100 measured
Easy to trade
Recent price movement, key market context and the latest company information.
The latest saved price history for UPL, with its range and direction at a glance.
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University Press Plc engages in the printing, publishing, sale, and distribution of educational and general reading books and materials in Nigeria and internationally. It offers books for pre-primary, primary, junior and senior secondary, and tertiary curriculum titles. The company also provides books on general interest, including dictionaries, world bank, special publications, and lang and culture books. University Press Plc was founded in 1949 and is based in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Investors usually follow UPL for its dividend profile, valuation signal, sector position, and upcoming company events. The goal here is not just to show numbers, but to explain what they mean in plain English.
Whisone is bullish because fundamentals are solid at 70/100 while today's volume is only 13% of average. Whisone has moderate conviction here. The final read is being balanced by the weighted scores for fundamentals, technicals, insider flow, sentiment, event flow, and liquidity.
Whisone v2 splits the read into weighted parts so the score is not just one hidden number.
Fundamentals
Growth, margins, cash flow, and valuation.
Sentiment
Market mood from flow, events, and attention.
Latest net profit
₦239M
TTM (2026-08-31)
ROE
12.7%
Return on equity
ROA
9.7%
Return on assets
P/B ratio
0.72
Useful for book value support.
Dividend yield
3.8%
Current income signal.
77/100
Direction
Range-bound
Main supports
Business quality and balance-sheet strength are supporting the outlook.
Recent price behavior and momentum still support follow-through.
Recent price and fundamentals refreshes improve signal reliability.
What can go wrong
Volatility is elevated, so the path can stay rough even if the thesis is right.
Liquidity looks thin, so even a good thesis may take longer to show up in price.
Fair value
₦5.67
Analyst view
n/a
Forecast refresh
Updated 40 min ago
Quality score
70
Growth score
50
These are the external analyst numbers and business outlook figures already synced into the company record.
No external analyst outlook is available for this company yet.
A plain-English reading of momentum, trend, volatility, range position, and trading participation.
RSI
68.2
Momentum is currently in a neutral range.
Recent trend
Rising
+3.8% across the latest saved price window.
Volatility
Low
Beta is -0.15. Price has historically moved more calmly than the wider market.
52-week position
58% of range
Price is sitting around the middle of its 52-week range.
Volume confirmation
0.13x average
Trading activity is light, so the current price move has weaker confirmation.
risk_management_training
UPL may also move because the SERVICES sector may benefit from risk_management_training. Confidence 67%.
The ERM Bootcamp is intended to strengthen enterprise-wide risk management capabilities and governance across financial institutions in the sector.
equity market downturn / daily limits hit
UPL may also move because the Services sector may move with equity market downturn / daily limits hit. Confidence 63%.
Learn Africa, classified in Services, hit the -10% limit amid the market sell-off.
equity_market_downturn
UPL may also move because the Services sector may move with equity_market_downturn. Confidence 63%.
Service-sector stock Learn Africa hit the maximum -10% daily downside limit during the market sell-off.
funding_cuts
UPL may also move because the SERVICES sector may move with funding_cuts. Confidence 63%.
Humanitarian organisations and operations are coming under strain due to dwindling global humanitarian funding, per the article.
geopolitical_risk
UPL may also move because the SERVICES sector may move with geopolitical_risk. Confidence 63%.
The Strait of Hormuz tensions and Iran's blacklisting of tankers create geopolitical risk that affects oil firms operating in the region.
increased_regulatory_and_operational_risks
UPL may also move because the SERVICES sector may move with increased_regulatory_and_operational_risks. Confidence 63%.
The article states Nigeria's financial sector (services) faces rising regulatory demands, cyber, climate and market risks, motivating demand for ERM capacity building.
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Industry
Printing, Publishing, and Allied Industries
Founded
1949
Employees
219
Exchange
NGX
Ticker
UPL
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