WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

675.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      0.50p
  • 52 Week High: 1,182.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 613.50p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 126.45m
  • Volume: 190,488
  • Market Cap: £854.19m
  • RiskGrade: 324
  • Beta: 0.64

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
29-Jan-26 Buy Max Izzard 675.00p 25,000 £168,750.00

Largest Deals (28 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
29-Jan-26 Buy Max Izzard 675.00p 25,000 £168,750.00

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Max Izzard 25,020 £169,010
Helen Rose 7,972 £53,851
Simon Emeny 4,427 £29,904
Situl Jobanputra 1,250 £8,444

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Causeway Capital Management LLC 24,180,573 £163,339,771
BlackRock, Inc. 9,490,594 £64,108,962
Artemis Investment Management Limited 6,929,902 £46,811,488
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,564,720 £44,344,684
Royal London Asset Management Limited 6,539,691 £44,175,613
Marathon Asset Management LLP 6,515,804 £44,014,256
Boston Partners FKA Robeco Investment Management, Inc. 6,511,894 £43,987,844
FMR LLC 6,428,750 £43,426,206
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,394,126 £43,192,321
M&G Plc 6,303,525 £42,580,311
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 5,608,298 £37,884,053

* 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 675.50p
Change Today 0.50p
% Change 0.07 %
52 Week High 1,182.00p
52 Week Low 613.50p
Volume 190,488
Shares Issued 126.45m
Market Cap £854.19m
Beta 0.64
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 20-Feb-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 67 @ 675.50p
16:35 128 @ 675.50p
16:35 50 @ 675.50p
16:35 229 @ 675.50p
16:35 62,659 @ 675.50p

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