The MSE Equity Price Index remained relatively unchanged at 3,968.3 points as the gains in MIA, GO and AX Real Estate were outweighed by a decline in BOV. Meanwhile, Hili Properties plc traded flat at the €0.27 level across nine trades totalling 221,162 shares.
Malta International Airport plc gained 0.8% to a one-year high of €6.15 as 21,664 shares changed hands across eight trades. MIA shareholders as at the close of trading on Thursday 16 April 2026 will be entitled to a final net dividend per share of €0.13, subject to approval at the upcoming Annual General Meeting scheduled for Wednesday 20 May 2026.
GO plc increased by 2.3% to a five-month high of€2.62 across six deals amounting to 8,050 shares. On Wednesday, GO published its 2025 results. Group revenue increased by 3.9% to a record €254.4 million reflecting growth across the Group’s core segments. EBITDA increased by 1.5% to €92.0 million and operating profit increased by 7.6% to a record of €37.9 million. Overall, GO reported a pre-tax profit of €28.8 million (+7%) and a net profit attributable to GO’s shareholders of €20.1 million (+39%). The Directors of GO are recommending the payment of a final net dividend of €0.09 per share, compared to last year’s final dividend of €0.08. Coupled with the interim net dividend of €0.07 (2024: €0.05) per share paid in September 2025, the total net dividend for financial year 2025 amounts to €0.16 per share, which is 23.1% higher than the previous year.
AX Real Estate plc rose by 4.4% to the €0.474 level albeit over trivial volumes.
Bank of Valletta plc moved 1% lower to the €2.08 level across ten trades amounting to 25,195 shares. Yesterday, BOV published its 2025 results. Net interest income increased by 0.4% (or €1.5 million) to €387 million. In aggregate, BOV’s total operating income increased by 2.3% (or €11 million) to €497 million. Overall, BOV reported a profit before tax of €260.4 million and a net profit of €171.7 million which translates into a return on average equity of 11.8%. Total equity expanded by 6.3% to €1.50 billion which translates into a net asset value of €2.33 per share. The Board is recommending a final net dividend of €0.0659 per share, payable on 12 June 2026 to shareholders as at close of trading on 7 May 2026, subject to AGM approval on 10 June 2026. The Board also approved a special net dividend of €0.0105 per share. Coupled with the net interim dividend of €0.0556 per share paid in the first half of 2025, the total net dividend attributable for the 2025 financial year amounts to €0.1320 per share.
Today, Lombard Bank Malta plc announced that its Board of Directors is scheduled to meet on Friday 24 April 2026 to approve the financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2025. The Directors will also consider the declaration of a final dividend.
The RF MGS Index declined by 0.5% to 886.2 points as eurozone sovereign bond yields rose to multi-year highs. Despite an extended deadline for a planned US strike on Iranian infrastructure, there is scepticism around de-escalation of the conflict in the Middle East as the Pentagon is considering sending 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East and Iran is said to be mobilising over 1 million troops in response. In this context, crude oil price is trading at the high levels last seen in 2022. Elsewhere, Spain’s annual inflation rate jumped to 3.3% in March, it’s highest since June 2024 and up from 2.3% in February.
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