WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

1,086.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -1.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,497.00
  • 52 Week Low: 888.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 126.72m
  • Volume: 553,120
  • Market Cap: £1,376.19m
  • RiskGrade: 324

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
16-Apr-25 Buy Annette Court 917.62p 1,090 £10,002.06
21-Nov-24 Sell Robert Moorhead 1,265.77p 10,194 £129,032.49
21-Nov-24 Exercise of option Robert Moorhead 0.000p 21,686 £0.00
21-Nov-24 Sell Carl Cowling 1,265.77p 13,622 £172,423.05
21-Nov-24 Exercise of option Carl Cowling 0.000p 26,168 £0.00

Largest Deals (365 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
21-Nov-24 Sell Carl Cowling 1,265.77p 13,622 £172,423.05
21-Nov-24 Sell Robert Moorhead 1,265.77p 10,194 £129,032.49
18-Nov-24 Buy Situl Jobanputra 1,255.00p 1,250 £15,687.50
16-Apr-25 Buy Annette Court 917.62p 1,090 £10,002.06
21-Nov-24 Exercise of option Carl Cowling 0.000p 2,812 £0.00

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Carl Cowling 63,671 £691,467
Annette Court 4,990 £54,191
Simon Emeny 4,427 £48,077
Situl Jobanputra 1,250 £13,575

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Causeway Capital Management LLC 15,499,042 £168,319,596
BlackRock, Inc. 9,977,603 £108,356,769
FMR LLC 6,982,997 £75,835,347
Artemis Investment Management Limited 6,929,902 £75,258,736
M&G Plc 6,575,480 £71,409,713
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,564,720 £71,292,859
Royal London Asset Management Limited 6,539,691 £71,021,044
Marathon Asset Management LLP 6,539,399 £71,017,873
Boston Partners FKA Robeco Investment Management, Inc. 6,511,894 £70,719,169
Wellington Management Group LLP 6,437,516 £69,911,424
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,394,126 £69,440,208
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 5,608,298 £60,906,116

* 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 1,086.00p
Change Today -1.00p
% Change -0.09 %
52 Week High 1,497.00
52 Week Low 888.00
Volume 553,120
Shares Issued 126.72m
Market Cap £1,376.19m
RiskGrade 324

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
81.17% below the market average81.17% below the market average81.17% below the market average81.17% below the market average81.17% below the market average
27.78% below the sector average27.78% below the sector average27.78% below the sector average27.78% below the sector average27.78% below the sector average
Price Trend
47.4% below the market average47.4% below the market average47.4% below the market average47.4% below the market average47.4% below the market average
55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average55.56% below the sector average
Income
11.14% above the market average11.14% above the market average11.14% above the market average11.14% above the market average11.14% above the market average
23.81% above the sector average23.81% above the sector average23.81% above the sector average23.81% above the sector average23.81% above the sector average
Growth
73.84% above the market average73.84% above the market average73.84% above the market average73.84% above the market average73.84% 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 3
Buy 6
Neutral 5
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 14
buy
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
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 10-Jul-25 16-Jan-25
Paid 31-Jul-25 06-Feb-25
Amount 11.30p 22.60p

Trades for 20-Jun-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:45 14,290 @ 1,086.00p
16:40 8,868 @ 1,086.00p
16:35 401,117 @ 1,086.00p
16:35 108 @ 1,086.00p
16:35 904 @ 1,086.00p

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