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Smiths News (SNWS) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 57.32 +0.92 (+1.63%)
As of 07/11/2025 12:01 PM Eastern

About Smiths News Stock (LON:SNWS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
56
58.20
50-Day Range
55.80
62
52-Week Range
45.40
71
Volume
140,788 shs
Average Volume
408,499 shs
Market Capitalization
£137.59 million
P/E Ratio
5.40
Dividend Yield
8.72%
Price Target
GBX 95
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Smiths News Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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81st Percentile Overall Score

SNWS MarketRank™: 

Smiths News scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Smiths News has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Smiths News has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Smiths News' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Smiths News is 5.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.85.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Smiths News is 5.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 20.57.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Smiths News has a PEG Ratio of 0.29. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for SNWS.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Smiths News is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.47%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Smiths News does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Smiths News is 47.09%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Smiths News' dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for SNWS.
  • News Sentiment

    Smiths News has a news sentiment score of 0.75. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Communication Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Smiths News this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Smiths News insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    13.12% of the stock of Smiths News is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    64.57% of the stock of Smiths News is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Smiths News' insider trading history.
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SNWS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Smiths News' stock was trading at GBX 67.60 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, SNWS stock has decreased by 15.2% and is now trading at GBX 57.32.

Smiths News plc (LON:SNWS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 7th. The company reported $5.40 earnings per share for the quarter. Smiths News had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 296.51% and a net margin of 2.31%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Shares of SNWS stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Smiths News investors own include AutoZone (AZO), Intel (INTC), TJX Companies (TJX), Abacus Health Products (ABAHF), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Bank of America (BAC) and Cal-Maine Foods (CALM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/07/2025
Today
7/13/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Publishing
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:SNWS
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,489
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 95
Low Price Target
GBX 95
Potential Upside/Downside
+65.7%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 10.62
Trailing P/E Ratio
5.40
Forward P/E Ratio
5.43
P/E Growth
0.29
Net Income
£25.54 million
Net Margins
2.31%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
-296.51%
Return on Assets
12.57%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
-1,469.70
Current Ratio
0.98
Quick Ratio
0.83

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£1.11 billion
Price / Sales
0.12
Cash Flow
GBX 18.73 per share
Price / Cash Flow
3.06
Book Value
GBX (1.38) per share
Price / Book
-41.63

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
240,042,802
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£137.59 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.83
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This page (LON:SNWS) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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