WH Smith (SMWH)

Sector:

Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

408.40p
   
  • Change Today:
    -1.60p
  • 52 Week High: 1,117.00
  • 52 Week Low: 383.20
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 152.26m
  • Volume: 229,242
  • Market Cap: £621.82m
  • RiskGrade: 324

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
26-Jun-26 Buy Simon Emeny 398.00p 5,000 £19,900.00

Largest Deals (28 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
26-Jun-26 Buy Simon Emeny 398.00p 5,000 £19,900.00

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Leo Quinn 383,617 £1,566,692
Max Izzard 61,605 £251,595
Helen Rose 20,167 £82,362
Simon Emeny 11,866 £48,461
Situl Jobanputra 4,908 £20,044

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Causeway Capital Management LLC 33,670,208 £137,509,130
BlackRock, Inc. 9,490,594 £38,759,586
Artemis Investment Management Limited 6,929,902 £28,301,720
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,564,720 £26,810,316
Royal London Asset Management Limited 6,539,691 £26,708,098
Marathon Asset Management LLP 6,515,804 £26,610,544
Boston Partners FKA Robeco Investment Management, Inc. 6,511,894 £26,594,575
FMR LLC 6,428,750 £26,255,015
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 6,394,126 £26,113,611
M&G Plc 6,303,525 £25,743,596
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 5,608,298 £22,904,289

* 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 408.40p
Change Today -1.60p
% Change -0.39 %
52 Week High 1,117.00
52 Week Low 383.20
Volume 229,242
Shares Issued 152.26m
Market Cap £621.82m
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 2
Buy 1
Neutral 6
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 10
neutral
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
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 22-Jan-26 10-Jul-25
Paid 12-Feb-26 31-Jul-25
Amount 6.00p 11.30p

Trades for 17-Jul-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:47 1,213 @ 408.64p
16:35 90,056 @ 408.40p
16:35 633 @ 408.40p
16:35 75 @ 408.40p
16:35 65 @ 408.40p

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