Smiths Group (SMIN) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Smiths Group plc operates as an industrial engineering company in Americas, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through four businesses: John Crane, Smiths Detection, Flex-Tek, and Smiths Interconnect. The John Crane business engineers mechanical seals, seal support systems, power transmission couplings, and specialized filtration systems. The Smiths Detection business provides sensors and systems that detect and identify explosives, narcotics, weapons, chemical agents, biohazards, and contraband. The Flex-Tek business manufactures engineered components, flexible hosing, and rigid tubing that heat and move fluids and gases. The Smiths Interconnect business provides specialized electronic and radio frequency board-level and waveguide devices, connectors, cables, test sockets, and sub-systems used in secure connectivity applications. The company serves general industrial, safety and security, energy, and aerospace markets. Smiths Group plc was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 2,448 to 2,497
• 50-Day Range: 2,096 to 2,648
• 52-Week Range: 2,088 to 2,746
• Volume: 53.18 million shs
• Average Volume: 9.88 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £7.43 billion
• P/E Ratio: 32.03
• Dividend Yield: 1.87%
• Price Target: GBX 3,128.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Smiths Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Smiths Group scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Smiths Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Smiths Group has a consensus price target of GBX 3,128.33, representing about 27.2% upside from its current price of GBX 2,460.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Smiths Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Smiths Group is 32.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.15.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Smiths Group is 32.03, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.81.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Smiths Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.35. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Smiths Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.80. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for SMIN.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Smiths Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.87%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Smiths Group is 59.90%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.28

News Sentiment

Smiths Group has a news sentiment score of -0.28. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Smiths Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for SMIN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

3 insiders have purchased shares of Smiths Group in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net £120,388.32 in company stock, which represents 0.0016% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Smiths Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £120,388.32 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.81% of the stock of Smiths Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

83.29% of the stock of Smiths Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/20/2026
• Today: 5/28/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:SMIN
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.smiths.com
• Phone: +44-20-70041600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 15,156
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Smiths Group: GBX 3,128.33
• High Price Target: GBX 4,300
• Low Price Target: GBX 2,750
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 76.80
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 32.03
• Forward P/E Ratio: 28.90
• P/E Growth: 0.35
• Net Income: £245.01 million
• Net Margins: 11.39%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 13.71%
• Return on Assets: 6.47%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 73.19
• Current Ratio: 3.04
• Quick Ratio: 1.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.91 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.56
• Cash Flow: GBX 447.12 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.50
• Book Value: GBX 647.87 per share
• Price / Book: 3.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 302,229,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £7.43 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.73