WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

1,129.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      34.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,497.00
  • 52 Week Low: 888.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 126.54m
  • Volume: 214,068
  • Market Cap: £1,428.66m
  • RiskGrade: 324

Broker Views

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Date Broker name New Price Old price target New price target Broker change
09-Jun-25 Canaccord Genuity Buy 1,071.00p 1,460.00p 1,350.00p Reiteration
16-Apr-25 Shore Capital Not Rated 941.50p - - Reiteration
28-Feb-25 Berenberg Bank Buy 1,159.00p - 1,600.00p Reiteration
21-Nov-24 Canaccord Genuity Buy 1,241.00p 1,469.00p 1,460.00p Reiteration
15-Oct-24 Berenberg Bank Buy 1,379.00p - 1,600.00p Reiteration
12-Sep-24 Deutsche Hold 1,357.00p - 1,310.00p Reiteration
11-Sep-24 Canaccord Genuity Buy 1,360.00p - 1,469.00p Reiteration
08-Jul-24 Canaccord Genuity Buy 1,194.00p - 1,469.00p New Coverage
05-Jun-24 Berenberg Bank Buy 1,147.00p - 1,600.00p Reiteration
15-Sep-23 Berenberg Bank Buy 1,406.00p 2,000.00p 1,900.00p Reiteration
07-Sep-23 Barclays Overweight 1,395.00p - 2,035.00p Reiteration
28-Nov-22 Berenberg Bank Buy 1,397.00p 1,900.00p 2,000.00p Reiteration
11-Nov-22 Barclays Overweight 1,377.00p 2,180.00p 1,975.00p Reiteration
11-Nov-22 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight 1,377.00p 1,930.00p 1,900.00p Reiteration
20-Oct-22 Deutsche Buy 1,188.00p 1,840.00p 1,390.00p Reiteration
08-Sep-22 Deutsche Buy 1,398.00p 1,840.00p 1,840.00p Reiteration
09-Aug-22 Barclays Overweight 1,461.50p 2,180.00p 2,180.00p Reiteration
16-Jun-22 Barclays Overweight 1,478.50p - 2,180.00p Reiteration
30-May-22 RBC Capital Markets Outperform 1,607.00p - 2,100.00p Reiteration
18-May-22 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight 1,522.50p 1,760.00p 1,900.00p Upgrade
16-May-22 RBC Capital Markets Outperform 1,485.00p - 2,100.00p Reiteration
03-May-22 RBC Capital Markets Outperform 1,456.50p 2,100.00p 2,100.00p Reiteration
03-May-22 Berenberg Bank Buy 1,456.50p 1,900.00p 1,900.00p Reiteration
20-Apr-22 Deutsche Buy 1,435.00p - 1,840.00p Reiteration
11-Apr-22 RBC Capital Markets Outperform 1,485.50p - 2,100.00p Reiteration
24-Mar-22 RBC Capital Markets Outperform 1,426.00p - 2,100.00p Reiteration
23-Feb-22 RBC Capital Markets Outperform 1,576.00p - 2,100.00p Reiteration
15-Feb-22 RBC Capital Markets Outperform 1,655.00p - 2,100.00p Reiteration
08-Feb-22 Deutsche Buy 1,632.50p - - Reiteration
31-Jan-22 RBC Capital Markets Outperform 1,648.00p - 2,100.00p Reiteration
20-Jan-22 JP Morgan Cazenove Neutral 1,697.50p 1,741.00p 1,737.00p Reiteration
19-Jan-22 Peel Hunt Limited Buy 1,662.50p - 2,300.00p Reiteration
19-Jan-22 Barclays Overweight 1,662.50p 2,180.00p 2,180.00p Reiteration
17-Jan-22 Berenberg Bank Buy 1,582.50p 1,900.00p 1,900.00p Reiteration
05-Jan-22 Berenberg Bank Buy 1,564.00p 1,750.00p 1,900.00p Upgrade
16-Nov-21 Berenberg Bank Hold 1,624.50p 1,750.00p 1,750.00p Reiteration
12-Nov-21 Deutsche Buy 1,633.00p - 1,840.00p Reiteration
11-Nov-21 Peel Hunt Limited Buy 1,606.50p - 2,300.00p Reiteration
11-Nov-21 Barclays Overweight 1,606.50p 2,180.00p 2,180.00p Reiteration
14-Oct-21 JP Morgan Cazenove Neutral 1,638.00p - 1,564.00p Reiteration
02-Sep-21 JP Morgan Cazenove Neutral 1,570.50p 1,795.00p 1,564.00p Reiteration
02-Sep-21 Barclays Overweight 1,570.50p 2,200.00p 2,180.00p Reiteration
16-Apr-21 RBC Capital Markets Outperform 1,860.00p 2,100.00p 2,200.00p Upgrade
21-Jan-21 Barclays Neutral 1,783.00p - - Reiteration
21-Jan-21 JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight 1,783.00p 1,620.00p 1,618.00p Reiteration
06-Aug-20 Citigroup Neutral 914.50p 1,280.00p 1,080.00p Reiteration
17-Dec-19 Citigroup Neutral 2,572.00p - 2,570.00p Reiteration
17-Oct-19 Peel Hunt Limited Buy 2,210.00p - 2,550.00p Reiteration
28-Aug-19 Peel Hunt Limited Buy 1,964.00p - 2,550.00p Reiteration
31-Oct-18 Peel Hunt Limited Buy 1,945.00p - - Upgrade

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.

Note 3: Consensus broker estimates sourced from FactSet Research Systems Inc., who calculate consensus using only those estimates changed or actively validated within the last 75 days.

 

WH Smith Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,129.00p
Change Today 34.00p
% Change 3.11 %
52 Week High 1,497.00
52 Week Low 888.00
Volume 214,068
Shares Issued 126.54m
Market Cap £1,428.66m
RiskGrade 324

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
79.9% below the market average79.9% below the market average79.9% below the market average79.9% below the market average79.9% below the market average
11.11% below the sector average11.11% below the sector average11.11% below the sector average11.11% below the sector average11.11% below the sector average
Price Trend
45.47% below the market average45.47% below the market average45.47% below the market average45.47% below the market average45.47% below the market average
50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average
Income
12.91% above the market average12.91% above the market average12.91% above the market average12.91% above the market average12.91% above the market average
36.36% above the sector average36.36% above the sector average36.36% above the sector average36.36% above the sector average36.36% above the sector average
Growth
74.53% above the market average74.53% above the market average74.53% above the market average74.53% above the market average74.53% 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
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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 27-Jun-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
15:49 13 @ 1,125.00p
16:37 12,276 @ 1,129.00p
16:35 119,073 @ 1,129.00p
16:35 588 @ 1,129.00p
16:35 678 @ 1,129.00p

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