Premier Paint, Zichis, John Holt, others lead stocks to watch this week

Investors in the Nigerian Capita market lost N157 billion at the close of f trading last week.

This followed the dip in equity capitalisation to N128.9 trillion from previous N129.1 trillion posted by the bourse the previous week.

Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) depreciated by 0.12% to close the week at 200,913.06 points from the 201,156.86 points recorded the previous week.

The market performance was buoyed by strong showing from stocks like Zichis Agro Allied Industries Plc, John Holt Plc, and Premier Paints Plc which performed credibly to secure their places among the top 10 stocks last week and positioned themselves as stocks to watch in the new week.

Kindly note that this is not a buy, sell or hold recommendation. It is advisable to consult your financial advisor before making any investment decision.

PREMIER PAINTS • 37.50 ▴ 3.40 (9.97%)

The current share price of Premier Paints is N37.50. closed its last trading day (Friday, March 27, 2026) at N37.50 per share on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX), recording a 10% gain over its previous closing price of N34.10. Premier Paints began the year with a share price of N10.00 and has since gained 275% on that price valuation, ranking it fourth on the NGX in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about PREMIER PAINTS knowing the stock has accrued an outstanding 241% over the past four-week period alone—best on NGX.

Premier Paints is the 113th most traded stock on the Nigerian Stock Exchange over the past three months (Dec 24, 2025 – Mar 27, 2026). PREMIER PAINTS has traded a total volume of 14.5 million shares—in 1,421 deals—valued at N318 million over the period, averaging a volume of 230,136 shares (valued at N5.05 million) per session. A volume high of 1.91 million was achieved on March 23rd for the same period.

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ZICHIS • 13.79 ▴ 1.25 (9.97%)

The current share price of Zichis Agro Allied Industries (ZICHIS) is N13.79. ZICHIS closed its last trading day (Friday, March 27, 2026) at N13.79 per share on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX), recording a 10% gain over its previous closing price of N12.54. Zichis Agro Allied Industries closed its IPO day (January 20, 2026) with a share price of N1.99 and has since gained 593% on that price valuation, ranking it first on the NGX in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about ZICHIS knowing the stock has accrued an outstanding 229% over the past four-week period alone—second best on NGX.

Zichis Agro Allied Industries is the 30th most traded stock on the Nigerian Stock Exchange over the past four weeks (Jan 30 – Mar 27, 2026). ZICHIS has traded a total volume of 137 million shares—in 1,787 deals—valued at N1.53 billion over the period, averaging a volume of 6.53 million shares (valued at N72.8 million) per session. A volume high of 35.2 million was achieved on March 27th, and a low of 311,132 on February 12th, for the same period.

JOHNHOLT • 18.95 ▴ 1.70 (9.86%)

The current share price of John Holt Plc (JOHNHOLT) is N18.95. JOHNHOLT closed its last trading day (Friday, March 27, 2026) at N18.95 per share on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX), recording a 9.9% gain over its previous closing price of N17.25. John Holt began the year with a share price of N4.90 and has since gained 287% on that price valuation, ranking it third on the NGX in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about JOHNHOLT knowing the stock has accrued an outstanding 97% over the past four-week period alone—third best on NGX.

John Holt is the 93rd most traded stock on the Nigerian Stock Exchange over the past three months (Dec 24, 2025 – Mar 27, 2026). JOHNHOLT has traded a total volume of 44.2 million shares—in 5,288 deals—valued at N447 million over the period, averaging a volume of 701,165 shares (valued at N7.1 million) per session. A volume high of 4.12 million was achieved on January 22nd, and a low of 1,900 on December 24th, for the same period.

By: Babajide Okeowo

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