Smiths News (SNWS)

Sector:

Support

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

78.40p
   
  • Change Today:
    -1.40p
  • 52 Week High: 81.00
  • 52 Week Low: 58.40
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 247.66m
  • Volume: 1,578,375
  • Market Cap: £194.16m
  • RiskGrade: 190
  • Beta: 0.02

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
12-Dec-25 Buy Deborah Rabey 71.49p 13,866 £9,912.80
05-Dec-25 Sell Jonathan Bunting 69.24p 147,705 £102,270.94
05-Dec-25 Exercise of option Jonathan Bunting 0.000p 313,163 £0.00
28-Nov-25 Sell Jonathan Bunting 68.13p 442,530 £301,471.78
28-Nov-25 Exercise of option Jonathan Bunting 0.000p 938,253 £0.00

Largest Deals (365 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
28-Nov-25 Sell Jonathan Bunting 68.13p 442,530 £301,471.78
05-Dec-25 Sell Jonathan Bunting 69.24p 147,705 £102,270.94
14-Nov-25 Buy Manju Malhotra 66.30p 30,006 £19,893.98
12-Dec-25 Buy Deborah Rabey 71.49p 13,866 £9,912.80
05-Dec-25 Exercise of option Jonathan Bunting 0.000p 313,163 £0.00

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Jonathan Bunting 2,983,299 £2,338,906
David Blackwood 249,926 £195,942
Deborah Rabey 34,529 £27,071

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Aberforth Partners LLP 39,408,776 £30,896,480
FORUM Family Office Value Fund (SICAV) 22,080,493 £17,311,106
M&G Plc 13,218,716 £10,363,473
FIL Limited 12,312,375 £9,652,902
Silchester International Investors Limited 12,307,204 £9,648,848
Prudential plc 12,288,122 £9,633,888
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 11,820,430 £9,267,217
Ausdrill International Pty Ltd 10,051,763 £7,880,582
Hargreave Hale Limited 9,403,735 £7,372,528
Computershare Trustees (Jersey) Limited 7,819,760 £6,130,692
Barclays Bank PLC 7,449,095 £5,840,090
Legal & General Group Plc 7,378,200 £5,784,509

* 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.

 

Smiths News Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 78.40p
Change Today -1.40p
% Change -1.75 %
52 Week High 81.00
52 Week Low 58.40
Volume 1,578,375
Shares Issued 247.66m
Market Cap £194.16m
Beta 0.02
RiskGrade 190

Smiths News Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value Not Available
Price Trend
50.31% above the market average50.31% above the market average50.31% above the market average50.31% above the market average50.31% above the market average
67.50% above the sector average67.50% above the sector average67.50% above the sector average67.50% above the sector average67.50% above the sector average
Income Not Available
Growth Not Available

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 0
Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 2
strong_buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

Smiths News Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Interim
Ex-Div 04-Jun-26 05-Jun-25
Paid 03-Jul-26 03-Jul-25
Amount 1.75p 1.75p

Trades for 16-Oct-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
09:44 336,329 @ 79.40p
09:44 250,000 @ 79.40p
16:35 50,484 @ 78.40p
16:35 5 @ 78.40p
16:35 436 @ 78.40p

Smiths News Key Personnel

CEO Jonathan Bunting
Chair David Blackwood
CFO Richard Clay

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