WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

1,043.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      10.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,497.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 888.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 126.45m
  • Volume: 2,677,989
  • Market Cap: £1,318.91m
  • 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 £664,088
Annette Court 4,990 £52,046
Simon Emeny 4,427 £46,174
Situl Jobanputra 1,250 £13,038

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Causeway Capital Management LLC 15,499,042 £161,655,008
BlackRock, Inc. 9,490,594 £98,986,895
FMR LLC 6,982,997 £72,832,659
Artemis Investment Management Limited 6,929,902 £72,278,878
M&G Plc 6,575,480 £68,582,256
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,564,720 £68,470,030
Royal London Asset Management Limited 6,539,691 £68,208,977
Marathon Asset Management LLP 6,539,399 £68,205,932
Boston Partners FKA Robeco Investment Management, Inc. 6,511,894 £67,919,054
Wellington Management Group LLP 6,437,516 £67,143,292
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,394,126 £66,690,734
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 5,608,298 £58,494,548

* 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 1,043.00p
Change Today 10.00p
% Change 0.97 %
52 Week High 1,497.00p
52 Week Low 888.00p
Volume 2,677,989
Shares Issued 126.45m
Market Cap £1,318.91m
RiskGrade 324

WH Smith Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
56.29% below the market average56.29% below the market average56.29% below the market average56.29% below the market average56.29% below the market average
42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average
Price Trend
56.91% below the market average56.91% below the market average56.91% below the market average56.91% below the market average56.91% below the market average
44.44% below the sector average44.44% below the sector average44.44% below the sector average44.44% below the sector average44.44% below the sector average
Income
5.00% above the market average5.00% above the market average5.00% above the market average5.00% above the market average5.00% above the market average
13.04% above the sector average13.04% above the sector average13.04% above the sector average13.04% above the sector average13.04% above the sector average
Growth
74.78% above the market average74.78% above the market average74.78% above the market average74.78% above the market average74.78% 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 04-Aug-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
13:26 1,283,885 @ 1,057.00p
13:26 1,283,885 @ 1,057.00p
16:35 78,820 @ 1,043.00p
16:35 177 @ 1,043.00p
16:35 170 @ 1,043.00p

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