WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

421.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -16.40p
  • 52 Week High: 1,129.00
  • 52 Week Low: 411.20
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 152.26m
  • Volume: 2,120,111
  • Market Cap: £641.01m
  • RiskGrade: 324

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
10-Jun-26 Buy Helen Rose 410.00p 12,195 £49,999.50
10-Jun-26 Buy Situl Jobanputra 410.00p 3,658 £14,997.80
10-Jun-26 Buy Simon Emeny 410.00p 2,439 £9,999.90
10-Jun-26 Buy Max Izzard 410.00p 36,585 £149,998.50
10-Jun-26 Buy Leo Quinn 410.00p 365,853 £1,499,997.27

Largest Deals (28 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
10-Jun-26 Buy Leo Quinn 410.00p 365,853 £1,499,997.27
10-Jun-26 Buy Max Izzard 410.00p 36,585 £149,998.50
10-Jun-26 Buy Helen Rose 410.00p 12,195 £49,999.50
10-Jun-26 Buy Situl Jobanputra 410.00p 3,658 £14,997.80
10-Jun-26 Buy Simon Emeny 410.00p 2,439 £9,999.90

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Leo Quinn 383,617 £1,615,028
Max Izzard 61,605 £259,357
Helen Rose 20,167 £84,903
Simon Emeny 6,866 £28,906
Situl Jobanputra 4,908 £20,663

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Causeway Capital Management LLC 27,541,719 £115,950,637
BlackRock, Inc. 9,490,594 £39,955,401
Artemis Investment Management Limited 6,929,902 £29,174,887
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,564,720 £27,637,471
Royal London Asset Management Limited 6,539,691 £27,532,099
Marathon Asset Management LLP 6,515,804 £27,431,535
Boston Partners FKA Robeco Investment Management, Inc. 6,511,894 £27,415,074
FMR LLC 6,428,750 £27,065,038
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,394,126 £26,919,270
M&G Plc 6,303,525 £26,537,840
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 5,608,298 £23,610,935

* 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 421.00p
Change Today -16.40p
% Change -3.75 %
52 Week High 1,129.00
52 Week Low 411.20
Volume 2,120,111
Shares Issued 152.26m
Market Cap £641.01m
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 16-Jun-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:44 631,742 @ 434.60p
16:44 631,742 @ 434.60p
17:06 4,000 @ 421.00p
17:03 16,000 @ 421.00p
16:47 6,680 @ 417.90p

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