WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

532.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -12.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,129.00
  • 52 Week Low: 531.42
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 126.45m
  • Volume: 92,874
  • Market Cap: £673.36m
  • RiskGrade: 324

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
24-Apr-26 Buy Leo Quinn 560.00p 17,764 £99,478.40

Largest Deals (28 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
24-Apr-26 Buy Leo Quinn 560.00p 17,764 £99,478.40

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Max Izzard 25,020 £133,232
Leo Quinn 17,764 £94,593
Helen Rose 7,972 £42,451
Simon Emeny 4,427 £23,574
Situl Jobanputra 1,250 £6,656

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Causeway Capital Management LLC 27,825,229 £148,169,344
BlackRock, Inc. 9,490,594 £50,537,413
Artemis Investment Management Limited 6,929,902 £36,901,728
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,564,720 £34,957,134
Royal London Asset Management Limited 6,539,691 £34,823,855
Marathon Asset Management LLP 6,515,804 £34,696,656
Boston Partners FKA Robeco Investment Management, Inc. 6,511,894 £34,675,836
FMR LLC 6,428,750 £34,233,094
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,394,126 £34,048,721
M&G Plc 6,303,525 £33,566,271
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 5,608,298 £29,864,187

* 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 532.50p
Change Today -12.00p
% Change -2.20 %
52 Week High 1,129.00
52 Week Low 531.42
Volume 92,874
Shares Issued 126.45m
Market Cap £673.36m
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 29-Apr-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
10:44 175 @ 532.50p
10:44 1 @ 532.50p
10:44 1 @ 532.50p
10:44 65 @ 532.00p
10:44 12 @ 531.50p

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