WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

624.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -2.50p
  • 52 Week High: 1,307.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 613.50p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 126.45m
  • Volume: 70,666
  • Market Cap: £789.70m
  • RiskGrade: 324
  • Beta: 1.07

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
23-Dec-25 Buy Max Izzard 640.00p 20 £128.00
23-Dec-25 Sell Max Izzard 637.00p 1,704 £10,854.48
23-Dec-25 Transfer From Max Izzard 0.000p 3,625 £0.00

Largest Deals (28 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
23-Dec-25 Sell Max Izzard 637.00p 1,704 £10,854.48
23-Dec-25 Buy Max Izzard 640.00p 20 £128.00
23-Dec-25 Transfer From Max Izzard 0.000p 3,625 £0.00

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Annette Court 4,990 £31,162
Simon Emeny 4,427 £27,647
Situl Jobanputra 1,250 £7,806
Max Izzard 20 £125

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Causeway Capital Management LLC 24,180,573 £151,007,678
BlackRock, Inc. 9,490,594 £59,268,760
FMR LLC 6,982,997 £43,608,816
Artemis Investment Management Limited 6,929,902 £43,277,238
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,564,720 £40,996,676
Royal London Asset Management Limited 6,539,691 £40,840,370
Marathon Asset Management LLP 6,539,399 £40,838,547
Boston Partners FKA Robeco Investment Management, Inc. 6,511,894 £40,666,778
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,394,126 £39,931,317
M&G Plc 6,303,525 £39,365,514
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 5,608,298 £35,023,821

* Value is calculated by using the current share price multiplied by the amount held.
** Major Shareholders are individuals or institutions that own more than 3% of the company’s shares and have been reported in the annual accounts.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

 

WH Smith Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 624.50p
Change Today -2.50p
% Change -0.40 %
52 Week High 1,307.00p
52 Week Low 613.50p
Volume 70,666
Shares Issued 126.45m
Market Cap £789.70m
Beta 1.07
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 2
Buy 2
Neutral 9
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 13
neutral
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

WH Smith Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 22-Jan-26 10-Jul-25
Paid 12-Feb-26 31-Jul-25
Amount 6.00p 11.30p

Trades for 07-Jan-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
13:03 62 @ 625.24p
12:59 17 @ 624.50p
12:55 125 @ 624.50p
12:55 100 @ 624.00p
12:55 100 @ 624.00p

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