Sasol trades at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 5.0x with a PEG of 0.01 and a Piotroski F-Score of 9/9, offering statistical cheapness, but four consecutive earnings misses averaging -26% below consensus and confirmed downward price momentum make the value case a potentially extended wait.
Thesis pillars
- Deep Value Forward Pe→Stable
- Oversold Technical Bounce Potential↑Improving
- Consecutive Earnings Miss Streak↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026
Sasol Ltd. (SSL) Stock Analysis
Sector Rotation edge
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $17.30 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.9% away).
Sasol Limited operates as a chemical and energy company in South Africa, Mozambique, the United States, Europe, and internationally. It offers bitumen, industrial heating fuels, naphtha, lubricants and lubricant base oils, liquefied petroleum gas, automotive and industrial... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $17.30 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.9% away). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 6.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 115d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — Sasol Ltd.
Latest news
- NEWS Sasol Ltd (SSL) Shares Fall 6.7% -- GF Value Says Still Overvalued - GuruFocus — GuruFocus negative
- NEWS Sasol (NYSE:SSL) Shares Gap Down - Here's Why - MarketBeat — MarketBeat negative
- NEWS Sasol (NYSE:SSL) Shares Gap Down - Here's Why - marketbeat.com — marketbeat.com negative
- NEWS Sasol (SSL) to Post Earnings on Tuesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Sasol (NYSE:SSL) Shares Cross Above 200 Day Moving Average - What's Next? - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
Generated 2026-10-29T11:08:52Z.
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1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $17.30 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.9% away). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $16.10. Score 6.7/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target $16.79 reached (−3.0% from $17.30); no take-profit level is published. Prior stop was $16.10. Stop-loss: $16.10.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.9% away); Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1.
Sasol Ltd. trades at a P/E of 15.6 (forward 6.2). TrendMatrix value score: 9.6/10. Verdict: Sell.
15 analysts cover SSL with a consensus score of 3.5/5. Average price target: $20.
What does Sasol Ltd. do?Sasol Limited operates as a chemical and energy company in South Africa, Mozambique, the United States, Europe, and...
Sasol Limited operates as a chemical and energy company in South Africa, Mozambique, the United States, Europe, and internationally. It offers bitumen, industrial heating fuels, naphtha, lubricants and lubricant base oils, liquefied petroleum gas, automotive and industrial lubricants, greases, cleansers and degreasers, automotive fuels, and burner fuels, as well as illuminating paraffin transport fuels, such as petrol, diesel, and jet fuels. The company also provides methane rich and natural gas; leaners and degreasers; hydrocarbon liquid fuel; specialty gas, butane, and propane; gasoline, kerosene (jet fuel), olefins, alcohols, polymers, solvents, surfactants, co-monomers, ammonia, methanol, crude tar acids, sulphur, and fuel oil; gas to liquid fuel; sustainable aviation fuel; and other fuels, as well as engages in the wholesale of motor fuels. In addition, it is involved in engineering, research and development, and technology transfer; management of cash resources, investments, and procurement of loans; development and implementation of international gas to liquid and CTL ventures; marketing of fuels and lubricants; production, trading, and transportation of oil products, petrochemicals and chemical products, and derivatives; and coal mining activities. The company serves adhesives, agriculture and forestry, automotive and transportation, aviation, burner fuels, chemicals, construction and materials, corrosion protection, electrical and electronics, flavors and fragrances, furniture, health and medical, household and consumer goods, industrial products, lubricants, manufacturing, mining, packaging, paints and coatings, personal care, pharmaceuticals, plastics and polymers, publishing and inks, pulp and paper, rubber and tires, specialty graphite, steel and foundry, textile and leather, water treatment, and other industries. Sasol Limited was founded in 1950 and is based in Sandton, South Africa.