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. Shareholders 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 is Thursday, October 4th. This is a boost from DS Smith's previous dividend of $4.90. The official announcement can be viewed 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 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' 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 1-year target prices for DS Smith's shares. Their predictions range from GBX 525 to GBX 630. On average, they expect DS Smith's stock price to reach GBX 566.43 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 14.5% 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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News coverage about SMDS stock has been trending somewhat negative recently, Accern reports. Accern identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. DS Smith earned a media sentiment score of -0.08 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news stories about the company an impact score of 42.56 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

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 494.90.

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.