WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

369.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -14.00p
  • 52 Week High: 710.00
  • 52 Week Low: 362.80
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 152.26m
  • Volume: 2,708,578
  • Market Cap: £561.83m
  • RiskGrade: 324

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Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
10-Aug-26 Buy Helen Rose 450.34p 11,102 £49,996.41
26-Jun-26 Buy Simon Emeny 398.00p 5,000 £19,900.00
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

Largest Deals (365 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
10-Jun-26 Buy Leo Quinn 410.00p 365,853 £1,499,997.27
29-Jan-26 Buy Max Izzard 675.00p 25,000 £168,750.00
10-Jun-26 Buy Max Izzard 410.00p 36,585 £149,998.50
24-Apr-26 Buy Leo Quinn 560.00p 17,764 £99,478.40
10-Jun-26 Buy Helen Rose 410.00p 12,195 £49,999.50

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Leo Quinn 383,617 £1,415,547
Max Izzard 61,605 £227,322
Helen Rose 31,269 £115,383
Simon Emeny 11,866 £43,786
Situl Jobanputra 4,908 £18,110

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Causeway Capital Management LLC 33,670,208 £124,243,068
BlackRock, Inc. 9,490,594 £35,020,292
Artemis Investment Management Limited 6,929,902 £25,571,338
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,564,720 £24,223,817
Royal London Asset Management Limited 6,539,691 £24,131,460
Marathon Asset Management LLP 6,515,804 £24,043,317
Boston Partners FKA Robeco Investment Management, Inc. 6,511,894 £24,028,889
FMR LLC 6,428,750 £23,722,088
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,394,126 £23,594,325
M&G Plc 6,303,525 £23,260,007
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 5,608,298 £20,694,620

* 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 369.00p
Change Today -14.00p
% Change -3.66 %
52 Week High 710.00
52 Week Low 362.80
Volume 2,708,578
Shares Issued 152.26m
Market Cap £561.83m
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 3
Buy 1
Neutral 6
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 11
buy
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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 18-Sep-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
17:03 245 @ 378.00p
16:47 7,391 @ 378.68p
16:46 68,455 @ 369.00p
16:35 4,140 @ 369.00p
16:35 2,549 @ 369.00p

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