WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

600.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -39.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,159.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 600.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 126.45m
  • Volume: 963,303
  • Market Cap: £758.72m
  • RiskGrade: 324

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
29-Jan-26 Buy Max Izzard 675.00p 25,000 £168,750.00
08-Jan-26 Buy Helen Rose 627.00p 7,972 £49,984.44
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 (365 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
29-Jan-26 Buy Max Izzard 675.00p 25,000 £168,750.00
08-Jan-26 Buy Helen Rose 627.00p 7,972 £49,984.44
23-Dec-25 Sell Max Izzard 637.00p 1,704 £10,854.48
16-Apr-25 Buy Annette Court 917.62p 1,090 £10,002.06
23-Dec-25 Buy Max Izzard 640.00p 20 £128.00

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Max Izzard 25,020 £150,120
Helen Rose 7,972 £47,832
Simon Emeny 4,427 £26,562
Situl Jobanputra 1,250 £7,500

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Causeway Capital Management LLC 24,180,573 £145,083,438
BlackRock, Inc. 9,490,594 £56,943,564
Artemis Investment Management Limited 6,929,902 £41,579,412
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,564,720 £39,388,320
Royal London Asset Management Limited 6,539,691 £39,238,146
Marathon Asset Management LLP 6,515,804 £39,094,824
Boston Partners FKA Robeco Investment Management, Inc. 6,511,894 £39,071,364
FMR LLC 6,428,750 £38,572,500
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,394,126 £38,364,756
M&G Plc 6,303,525 £37,821,150
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 5,608,298 £33,649,788

* 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 600.00p
Change Today -39.00p
% Change -6.10 %
52 Week High 1,159.00p
52 Week Low 600.00p
Volume 963,303
Shares Issued 126.45m
Market Cap £758.72m
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 03-Mar-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
17:08 3,900 @ 600.00p
16:50 186 @ 600.00p
16:47 6,966 @ 610.03p
16:35 298,306 @ 600.00p
16:35 1,582 @ 600.00p

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