WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

1,080.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      28.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,497.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 888.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 126.45m
  • Volume: 159,194
  • Market Cap: £1,365.69m
  • RiskGrade: 324

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 £687,647
Annette Court 4,990 £53,892
Simon Emeny 4,427 £47,812
Situl Jobanputra 1,250 £13,500

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Causeway Capital Management LLC 15,499,042 £167,389,654
BlackRock, Inc. 9,490,594 £102,498,415
FMR LLC 6,982,997 £75,416,368
Artemis Investment Management Limited 6,929,902 £74,842,942
M&G Plc 6,575,480 £71,015,184
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,564,720 £70,898,976
Royal London Asset Management Limited 6,539,691 £70,628,663
Marathon Asset Management LLP 6,539,399 £70,625,509
Boston Partners FKA Robeco Investment Management, Inc. 6,511,894 £70,328,455
Wellington Management Group LLP 6,437,516 £69,525,173
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,394,126 £69,056,561
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 5,608,298 £60,569,618

* 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 1,080.00p
Change Today 28.00p
% Change 2.66 %
52 Week High 1,497.00p
52 Week Low 888.00p
Volume 159,194
Shares Issued 126.45m
Market Cap £1,365.69m
RiskGrade 324

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
56.34% below the market average56.34% below the market average56.34% below the market average56.34% below the market average56.34% 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
51.15% below the market average51.15% below the market average51.15% below the market average51.15% below the market average51.15% below the market average
50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average50% below the sector average
Income
2.37% above the market average2.37% above the market average2.37% above the market average2.37% above the market average2.37% above the market average
4.35% above the sector average4.35% above the sector average4.35% above the sector average4.35% above the sector average4.35% above the sector average
Growth
75.10% above the market average75.10% above the market average75.10% above the market average75.10% above the market average75.10% 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 3
Buy 6
Neutral 5
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 14
buy
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
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 10-Jul-25 16-Jan-25
Paid 31-Jul-25 06-Feb-25
Amount 11.30p 22.60p

Trades for 08-Aug-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
17:11 13,352 @ 1,058.87p
17:01 3,546 @ 1,054.05p
16:36 805 @ 1,080.00p
16:35 90,408 @ 1,080.00p
16:35 300 @ 1,080.00p

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