WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

641.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -11.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,336.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 638.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 126.45m
  • Volume: 569,139
  • Market Cap: £810.56m
  • RiskGrade: 324
  • Beta: 1.18

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 £408,131
Annette Court 4,990 £31,986
Simon Emeny 4,427 £28,377
Situl Jobanputra 1,250 £8,012

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Causeway Capital Management LLC 22,833,856 £146,365,017
BlackRock, Inc. 9,490,594 £60,834,708
FMR LLC 6,982,997 £44,761,011
Artemis Investment Management Limited 6,929,902 £44,420,672
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,564,720 £42,079,855
Royal London Asset Management Limited 6,539,691 £41,919,419
Marathon Asset Management LLP 6,539,399 £41,917,548
Boston Partners FKA Robeco Investment Management, Inc. 6,511,894 £41,741,240
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,394,126 £40,986,348
M&G Plc 6,303,525 £40,405,595
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 5,608,298 £35,949,190

* 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 641.00p
Change Today -11.00p
% Change -1.69 %
52 Week High 1,336.00p
52 Week Low 638.00p
Volume 569,139
Shares Issued 126.45m
Market Cap £810.56m
Beta 1.18
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
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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 06-Nov-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 82,059 @ 641.00p
16:35 9 @ 641.00p
16:35 295 @ 641.00p
16:35 98 @ 641.00p
16:35 83 @ 641.00p

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