LON:SMDS - DS Smith Stock Price, Price Target & More

DS Smith trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "SMDS."

DS Smith declared a dividend on Monday, June 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 4th will be given a dividend of GBX 9.80 per share on Thursday, November 1st. This represents a yield of 1.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 4th. This is a boost from DS Smith's previous dividend of $4.90. The official announcement can be accessed at this link. View DS Smith's Dividend History.

DS Smith plc (LON:SMDS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, June, 18th. The company reported $35.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $34.80 by $0.70. DS Smith had a return on equity of 12.64% and a net margin of 3.82%. View DS Smith's Earnings History.

10 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for DS Smith's shares. Their predictions range from GBX 525 to GBX 630. On average, they anticipate DS Smith's stock price to reach GBX 566.43 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 14.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for DS Smith.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for DS Smith in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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Media coverage about SMDS stock has trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. DS Smith earned a daily sentiment score of 0.12 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the company an impact score of 45.39 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

Shares of SMDS 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.

One share of SMDS stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 494.30.

DS Smith has a market capitalization of £5.28 billion.

DS Smith's mailing address is 7th Fl, Regents Place, 350 Euston Road, LONDON, NW1 3AX, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-20-77561800.