Smiths News (SNWS)

Sector:

Support

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

65.40p
   
  • Change Today:
    -0.60p
  • 52 Week High: 77.60
  • 52 Week Low: 47.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 247.66m
  • Volume: 128,102
  • Market Cap: £161.97m
  • RiskGrade: 190
  • Beta: 0.71

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 £1,951,078
David Blackwood 249,926 £163,452
Deborah Rabey 34,529 £22,582

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Aberforth Partners LLP 42,612,667 £27,868,684
FORUM Family Office Value Fund (SICAV) 22,080,493 £14,440,642
M&G Plc 13,218,716 £8,645,040
FIL Limited 12,312,375 £8,052,293
Silchester International Investors Limited 12,307,204 £8,048,911
Prudential plc 12,288,122 £8,036,432
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 11,820,430 £7,730,561
Ausdrill International Pty Ltd 10,051,763 £6,573,853
Hargreave Hale Limited 9,403,735 £6,150,043
Computershare Trustees (Jersey) Limited 7,819,760 £5,114,123
Barclays Bank PLC 7,449,095 £4,871,708
Legal & General Group Plc 7,378,200 £4,825,343

* 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 65.40p
Change Today -0.60p
% Change -0.91 %
52 Week High 77.60
52 Week Low 47.50
Volume 128,102
Shares Issued 247.66m
Market Cap £161.97m
Beta 0.71
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
7.5% below the market average7.5% below the market average7.5% below the market average7.5% below the market average7.5% below the market average
16.13% above the sector average16.13% above the sector average16.13% above the sector average16.13% above the sector average16.13% 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
  Final Special
Ex-Div 08-Jan-26 08-Jan-26
Paid 05-Feb-26 05-Feb-26
Amount 3.80p 3.00p

Trades for 21-Jan-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
11:04 5 @ 65.39p
11:02 9,664 @ 65.40p
11:02 336 @ 65.40p
11:02 38 @ 65.60p
11:02 18 @ 65.40p

Smiths News Key Personnel

CEO Jonathan Bunting
Chair David Blackwood

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