Balanced news tone
News Sentiment
FSR sentiment intelligence
FirstRand Limited news scored across direct company coverage, industry context, sector read-through, source quality, and freshness.
Weighted score
53
Balanced news tone
18 relevant articles
Price is moving more forcefully than the current news tone suggests.
78/100 classification confidence.
directly relevant articles
high-authority source matches
+4.7% over one week, +10.3% over four weeks, trend active, and materially above fair value.
FirstRand Stock - Bank notes dividend receipts in listed notes
Market Reaction
Price moving ahead of tone
Price is moving more forcefully than the current news tone suggests.
Primary event
Market update
78/100 classification
One-week reaction
4.7%
Price confirming higher
Trend fit
Trend active
10.3% over four weeks
Fair value
29.5%
Materially above fair value
Sentiment Mix
Positive, neutral, negative
Positive
5
Neutral
12
Negative
1
Relevance
Why the article matched
Sources
Coverage mix
Event Lens
What the news is about
Sentiment Trail
Score over time
Above 50
Neutral zone
Below 50
News Tape
Relevant headlines
AD HOC NEWS
Direct company coverage
FirstRand Stock - Bank notes dividend receipts in listed notes
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Capital return
- Published
- 17 Jun 2026 13:51
- Source
- AD HOC NEWS
Business Insider Africa
Direct company coverage
Standard Bank beats Capitec and FirstRand in historic $91 billion South African banking race
- Tone
- Positive 66/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 26 May 2026 07:00
- Source
- Business Insider Africa
Billionaires.Africa
Direct company coverage
Standard Bank overtakes Capitec and FirstRand on the JSE
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 25 May 2026 07:00
- Source
- Billionaires.Africa
FXLeaders
Direct company coverage
FirstRand Exits UK on Rising Regulatory Costs, as JSE; FSR Share Price Attempts to Resume Uptrend
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Regulatory and legal
- Published
- 14 May 2026 07:00
- Source
- FXLeaders
simplywall.st
Direct company coverage
If EPS Growth Is Important To You, FirstRand (JSE:FSR) Presents An Opportunity
- Tone
- Positive 66/100
- Event
- Earnings
- Published
- 07 May 2026 07:00
- Source
- simplywall.st
FXLeaders
Direct company coverage
FirstRand Faces Turbulence as Citi Downgrade Fuels JSE Slide
- Tone
- Negative 34/100
- Event
- Analyst action
- Published
- 07 May 2026 07:00
- Source
- FXLeaders
FXLeaders
Direct company coverage
JSE: FSR Share Price Rebounds Toward Record Highs above R100 as FirstRand Exits UK
- Tone
- Positive 66/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 17 Apr 2026 07:00
- Source
- FXLeaders
MarketForces Africa
Direct company coverage
JSE Index Dips 1.1% As Byte Technology, FirstRand Dive
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 10 Apr 2026 07:00
- Source
- MarketForces Africa
businessreport.co.za
Direct company coverage
FirstRand's share price surges after announcing plans to exit UK bank Aldermore
- Tone
- Positive 66/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 08 Apr 2026 07:00
- Source
- businessreport.co.za
TTYBrand Africa
Direct company coverage
South Africa’s Richest Man Johann Rupert Sells $296M Stake in FirstRand Bank
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Deals and strategy
- Published
- 12 Mar 2026 07:00
- Source
- TTYBrand Africa
Moneyweb
Direct company coverage
Why FirstRand trades at a premium
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 09 Mar 2026 07:00
- Source
- Moneyweb
FXLeaders
Direct company coverage
FirstRand FSR Share Price JSE Finds Support Post-Earnings and Divided on the Back of SA Borrowers
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 06 Mar 2026 08:00
- Source
- FXLeaders
AD HOC NEWS
Direct company coverage
The Truth About FirstRand Ltd: Why This South African Bank Stock Is Suddenly on Everyone’s Radar
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 25 Jan 2026 08:00
- Source
- AD HOC NEWS
AD HOC NEWS
Direct company coverage
The Truth About FirstRand Ltd: Why Everyone Is Suddenly Paying Attention
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Market update
- Published
- 18 Jan 2026 08:00
- Source
- AD HOC NEWS
Financial Afrik
Direct company coverage
South Africa: FirstRand acquires stake in Optasia before its listing on the JSE
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Deals and strategy
- Published
- 29 Oct 2025 07:00
- Source
- Financial Afrik
Business Insider Africa
Direct company coverage
South Africa’s FirstRand buys 20% stake in UAE fintech ahead of JSE listing
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Deals and strategy
- Published
- 27 Oct 2025 07:00
- Source
- Business Insider Africa
businessreport.co.za
Direct company coverage
FirstRand to acquire 20.1% stake in AI fintech platform Optasia ahead of JSE listing
- Tone
- Neutral 50/100
- Event
- Deals and strategy
- Published
- 27 Oct 2025 07:00
- Source
- businessreport.co.za
Billionaires.Africa
Direct company coverage
Johan Burger gains $5 million from FirstRand stake
- Tone
- Positive 66/100
- Event
- Deals and strategy
- Published
- 20 Oct 2025 07:00
- Source
- Billionaires.Africa