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. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 4th will be paid a dividend of GBX 9.80 per share on Thursday, November 1st. This represents a dividend yield of 1.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 4th. This is a positive change 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) released its earnings results on Monday, June, 18th. The company reported $35.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $34.80 by $0.70. DS Smith had a net margin of 3.82% and a return on equity of 12.64%. View DS Smith's Earnings History.

10 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for DS Smith's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 525 to GBX 630. On average, they anticipate DS Smith's share price to reach GBX 566.43 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.1% 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 stories about SMDS stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. DS Smith earned a media sentiment score of 0.17 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the company an impact score of 47.56 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several 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 501.

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.