WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

1,066.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -14.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,497.00
  • 52 Week Low: 888.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 126.45m
  • Volume: 62,047
  • Market Cap: £1,347.99m
  • 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 £678,733
Annette Court 4,990 £53,193
Simon Emeny 4,427 £47,192
Situl Jobanputra 1,250 £13,325

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Causeway Capital Management LLC 15,499,042 £165,219,788
BlackRock, Inc. 9,490,594 £101,169,732
FMR LLC 6,982,997 £74,438,748
Artemis Investment Management Limited 6,929,902 £73,872,755
M&G Plc 6,575,480 £70,094,617
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,564,720 £69,979,915
Royal London Asset Management Limited 6,539,691 £69,713,106
Marathon Asset Management LLP 6,539,399 £69,709,993
Boston Partners FKA Robeco Investment Management, Inc. 6,511,894 £69,416,790
Wellington Management Group LLP 6,437,516 £68,623,921
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,394,126 £68,161,383
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 5,608,298 £59,784,457

* 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 1,066.00p
Change Today -14.00p
% Change -1.30 %
52 Week High 1,497.00
52 Week Low 888.00
Volume 62,047
Shares Issued 126.45m
Market Cap £1,347.99m
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
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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 11-Aug-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:25 232 @ 1,066.00p
16:22 87 @ 1,066.00p
16:20 185 @ 1,067.27p
16:19 67 @ 1,066.44p
16:16 27 @ 1,067.00p

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