WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

680.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -12.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,497.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 640.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 126.45m
  • Volume: 888,117
  • Market Cap: £860.51m
  • RiskGrade: 324

Sunday newspaper round-up: OPEC+, WH Smith, Nuclear

By Alexander Bueso

Date: Sunday 07 Sep 2025

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - OPEC+ will boost production again starting from the following month. Eight of the cartel's members, including Saudi Arabia, which wants to regain market share, will increase output by a combined 137,000 barrels a day. The idea is to begin reversing a cumulative 1.65m barrel a day reduction more than one year early. Another reduction that had previously been carried out worth 2m barrels a day is expected to remain in place until the end of 2026. President Trump has been pressuring the group to hike output. - Sunday Times
The Mail on Sunday has revealed that WH Smith depends heavily on the promotional income from suppliers to achieve its sales targets. That could mean that the issues around the company's books run deeper than previously thought. The revelation follows a profit warning during the previous month that sent the company's shares down by over 40%. Deloitte is looking into the error, which WH Smith has attributed to "accelerated recognition of supplier income" at its US unit. - Financial Mail on Sunday

During his stay in Scotland last month, US vice-president JD Vance held a private meeting with the heads of several US nuclear outfits pursuing projects in the UK. Among those present were representatives from Westinghouse, GE Hitachi, X-energy, Holtec International and TerraPower. Vance is now lobbying for support for such companies to build nuclear power stations and data centres aimed at powering AI in the UK. - The Sunday Telegraph

Output from Jaguar Land Rover and a host of its suppliers will be kept on hold for at least the next week due to a crippling cyber-hack. The impact on its operations is expected to be felt until October. The cyberattack was conducted a week ago. Thousands of workers have been told not to go to work until Tuesday. They will continue to be paid as usual, while banking their hours which they will recover later on. The company will provide an update on Monday. - Guardian



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WH Smith Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 680.50p
Change Today -12.00p
% Change -1.73 %
52 Week High 1,497.00p
52 Week Low 640.00p
Volume 888,117
Shares Issued 126.45m
Market Cap £860.51m
RiskGrade 324

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
57.11% below the market average57.11% below the market average57.11% below the market average57.11% below the market average57.11% below the market average
48.57% below the sector average48.57% below the sector average48.57% below the sector average48.57% below the sector average48.57% below the sector average
Price Trend
42.73% below the market average42.73% below the market average42.73% below the market average42.73% below the market average42.73% below the market average
33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average
Income
3.63% above the market average3.63% above the market average3.63% above the market average3.63% above the market average3.63% above the market average
30.43% above the sector average30.43% above the sector average30.43% above the sector average30.43% above the sector average30.43% above the sector average
Growth
75.28% above the market average75.28% above the market average75.28% above the market average75.28% above the market average75.28% above the market average
94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average94.44% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 1
Buy 3
Neutral 9
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 13
neutral
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WH Smith Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 10-Jul-25 16-Jan-25
Paid 31-Jul-25 06-Feb-25
Amount 11.30p 22.60p

Trades for 18-Sep-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:36 7,500 @ 677.00p
16:36 7,500 @ 677.00p
16:36 125,982 @ 678.17p
16:35 563 @ 680.50p
16:35 563 @ 680.50p

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