WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

675.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -8.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,307.00
  • 52 Week Low: 613.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 126.45m
  • Volume: 377,053
  • Market Cap: £853.56m
  • RiskGrade: 324
  • Beta: 0.84

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
08-Jan-26 Buy Helen Rose 627.00p 7,972 £49,984.44

Largest Deals (28 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
08-Jan-26 Buy Helen Rose 627.00p 7,972 £49,984.44

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Helen Rose 7,972 £53,811
Annette Court 4,990 £33,682
Simon Emeny 4,427 £29,882
Situl Jobanputra 1,250 £8,438
Max Izzard 20 £135

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Causeway Capital Management LLC 24,180,573 £163,218,868
BlackRock, Inc. 9,490,594 £64,061,510
Artemis Investment Management Limited 6,929,902 £46,776,838
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,564,720 £44,311,860
Royal London Asset Management Limited 6,539,691 £44,142,914
Marathon Asset Management LLP 6,515,804 £43,981,677
Boston Partners FKA Robeco Investment Management, Inc. 6,511,894 £43,955,284
FMR LLC 6,428,750 £43,394,062
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,394,126 £43,160,350
M&G Plc 6,303,525 £42,548,794
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 5,608,298 £37,856,012

* 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 675.00p
Change Today -8.00p
% Change -1.17 %
52 Week High 1,307.00
52 Week Low 613.50
Volume 377,053
Shares Issued 126.45m
Market Cap £853.56m
Beta 0.84
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 23-Jan-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:52 37,179 @ 678.27p
16:52 2,295 @ 678.27p
16:52 4,346 @ 678.27p
16:52 4,088 @ 678.27p
16:52 75,242 @ 678.27p

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