ASX Updates News 1 December 2025 - 8 December 2025

Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES) heads into December 2025 fresh from a record profit, a A$1.7 billion capital return and special dividend, and a flurry of new analyst calls that now mostly argue the stock is fully valued or even a little stretched. Reuters+2Wesfarmers+2 Below is a news-style rundown of where Wesfarmers shares stand today, what just happened with the capital distribution, and how analysts see the outlook for 2026 and beyond. Wesfarmers share price snapshot in early December 2025 Most real‑time feeds are showing Wesfarmers trading around A$81–82 per share in early December, giving the company a market capitalisation of roughly

Published: 4 December 2025 – All figures in AUD unless stated otherwise. ARB Corporation (ASX:ARB) share price today ARB Corporation Limited (ASX:ARB), the 4×4 accessories manufacturer behind the ARB brand, is trading around $32.8–$33.0 per share on 4 December 2025, near the lower half of its 52‑week range of $27.15 to $41.96.Investing.com+1 This puts ARB’s market capitalisation at roughly $2.7–$2.8 billion, based on around 83–84 million shares on issue.StockAnalysis+2Market Index+2 Over the past 12 months, the share price has fallen a little over 20%, underperforming both the broader ASX 200 and the consumer discretionary sector.TradingView+2Intelligent Investor+2 The slide has been

As at early afternoon on 2 December 2025, National Australia Bank Limited (ASX:NAB) shares are trading a little above A$40, modestly higher than Monday’s close of A$39.85. Intraday data from local market trackers shows NAB changing hands around A$40.10–A$40.12, with a session range near A$39.83 to A$40.17 and a market capitalisation of roughly A$123 billion. Intelligent Investor+1 That leaves the stock about 10–12% below its early‑November high around A$45.25 but still comfortably above where it started the year, with total share price gains for 2025 running in the high single digits depending on the reference date. Intelligent Investor+1 Against this

Sydney — 1 December 2025 — Macquarie Group Limited (ASX:MQG), Australia’s best‑known investment bank and global infrastructure investor, is trading around A$197.45 per share, leaving the stock roughly 18% below its 52‑week high of about A$242.90 and well above its recent low near A$160. Over the past 12 months, the Macquarie share price is down about 14–15%, underperforming the broader market despite continued profitability and rising dividends. Investing.com+3Investing.com+3Investing.com+3 Today’s valuation — a market capitalisation of roughly A$72 billion, a price‑to‑earnings multiple around 19–20x, price‑to‑book near 2.0x and an indicative dividend yield of about 3.4–3.6% — sits at the intersection of