Daily on the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange trades on shares of almost 750 Russian issuers. But not all of them are popular among a wide range of investors. Experts from the online magazine “Market Leader” rated all issuers and compiled a rating of the investment popularity of companies on the MICEX.
The presence of shares of such companies as Gazprom, Sberbank of Russia and Rostelecom among the securities represented at the auction indicates a high degree of reliability of the MICEX as a trading platform.
10. Rosneft
The stock price of the company is around 240 rubles / pc. In 2012, dividends per share amounted to 8 rubles. The capitalization of Rosneft is $ 78,398 million. In addition to the MICEX exchange, the company's securities (global depositary receipts) are also traded on the London Stock Exchange.
9. Mosenergo
The authorized capital of the company is divided into 39,749,359,700. ordinary shares with a nominal value of 1 ruble each. The stock price of Mosenergo fluctuates around 1300 rubles. It is more profitable to earn on the company's shares due to changes in the rate, because the amount of dividends is small - 0.03 rubles. per share.
8. Rosbank
The authorized capital of the company is divided into 1,551,401,853 pieces. ordinary shares with a par value of 10 rubles. each one. The bank's capitalization is $ 87.55 billion. The value of the shares on the exchange is about 55 rubles.
7. VTB Bank
In addition to the MICEX, the Bank’s shares are also traded through the GDR (Global Depository Receipts) program on the London Stock Exchange. The meeting of shareholders dated June 28, 2013 decided to pay dividends for 2012 in the amount of 0.00143 rubles per share.
6. Sberbank of Russia
The number of placed shares of Sberbank is: ordinary shares 21,586,948 thousand. par value of 3 rubles and 1 billion shares of preferred shares of the same par value. Dividends for 2012 were paid in the amount of 2.6 rubles per share.
5. Mosenergosbyt
The authorized capital of the company is divided into 28,249,359.7 thousand ordinary shares with a nominal value of 0.01 rubles. Dividends for 2012 were paid in the amount of 0.03 rubles. per share.
4. Bank of Moscow
The main shareholder of the Bank is VTB Group. Those ordinary shares that are in free float are traded at a price of about 560 rubles.
3. Lukoil
The price of one share of the company is around 2100 rubles. Dividends per share for 2012 amounted to 50 rubles. Experts evaluate the company's shares as a profitable investment, therefore Lukoil is one of the most popular issuers on the MICEX.
2. Gazprom
The company is the largest joint-stock company in Russia. The total number of Gazprom shareholders is more than 500,000 people. The issuer accounts for about 30% of the daily trading volume on the MICEX. The nominal value of one share is 5 rubles, the market price is about 150 rubles.
1. Rostelecom
The leader in the rating of investment popularity of companies on the MICEX Stock Exchange is the largest telecom operator. The price of one share of Rostelecom is around 110 rubles. Dividends for 2012 amounted to 2.4 rubles per ordinary share and 4.1 rubles per preferred share.