LON:SMWH WH Smith (SMWH) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 651 -11.00 (-1.66%) As of 12:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About WH Smith Stock (LON:SMWH) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get WH Smith alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 649.50▼ 665.5050-Day Range 651▼ 1,11752-Week Range 628▼ 1,444Volume464,067 shsAverage Volume863,108 shsMarket Capitalization£810.89 millionP/E Ratio14,466.67Dividend Yield0.05%Price TargetGBX 998.20Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview WH Smith PLC operates as a retailer in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates in two segments, Travel and High Street. The Travel segment offers news, books, and convenience for travelling customers. It operates stores in airports, hospitals, railway stations, and motorway service areas. The High Street segment sells stationery products, including greeting cards, general stationery, art and craft, and gifting products; news and impulse products, such as newspapers, magazines, confectionery, and drinks; and books. The company sells its products through digital channels, such as whsmith.co.uk, funkypigeon.com, cultpens.com and dottyaboutpaper.co.uk. The company was founded in 1792 and is based in Swindon, the United Kingdom. Read More WH Smith Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks53rd Percentile Overall ScoreSMWH MarketRank™: WH Smith scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.1 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingWH Smith has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialWH Smith has a consensus price target of GBX 998.20, representing about 53.3% upside from its current price of GBX 651.Amount of Analyst CoverageWH Smith has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about WH Smith's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of WH Smith is 14,466.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.44.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of WH Smith is 14,466.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 626.05.Price to Earnings Growth RatioWH Smith has a PEG Ratio of 2.65. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioWH Smith has a P/B Ratio of 1.91. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for SMWH. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipWH Smith is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.01%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthWH Smith does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of WH Smith is 746.67%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Read more about WH Smith's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for SMWH. News and Social Media1.7 / 5News Sentiment0.08 News SentimentWH Smith has a news sentiment score of 0.08. 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 0.45 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for WH Smith this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest2 people have searched for SMWH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, WH Smith insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.01% of the stock of WH Smith is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions71.86% of the stock of WH Smith is held by institutions. 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SMWH Stock News HeadlinesDown 33% in 6 months, am I stupid for thinking this FTSE 250 stock is good value?October 7 at 2:35 AM | uk.finance.yahoo.comWH Smith PLC Updates Share Capital and Voting RightsSeptember 30, 2025 | msn.comNvidia CEO Makes First Ever Tesla AnnouncementWhile headlines focus on Tesla’s car sales, tech analyst Jeff Brown says the real story is Tesla’s role in a $25 trillion AI revolution — one that Nvidia’s CEO himself has called a “multi-trillion-dollar future industry” — and he’s uncovered a little-known stock 168 times smaller than Nvidia that could be positioned to ride this breakthrough.October 7 at 2:00 AM | Brownstone Research (Ad)Rescue deal saves Claire's but 1,000 jobs remain at riskSeptember 30, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comHow Recent Profit Concerns Are Changing the WH Smith Investment StorySeptember 22, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comWH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH) is favoured by institutional owners who hold 86% of the companySeptember 19, 2025 | finance.yahoo.com2 falling shares I’m avoiding on the London Stock ExchangeSeptember 14, 2025 | msn.comIs it time to consider taking advantage of this FTSE 250 retailer’s accounting blunder?September 14, 2025 | uk.finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines SMWH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have SMWH shares performed this year? WH Smith's stock was trading at GBX 1,189 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, SMWH stock has decreased by 45.2% and is now trading at GBX 651. How were WH Smith's earnings last quarter? WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 16th. The company reported $23.40 EPS for the quarter. WH Smith had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.78% and a net margin of 3.44%. Read the conference call transcript. How do I buy shares of WH Smith? Shares of SMWH 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. What other stocks do shareholders of WH Smith own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that WH Smith investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC), Babcock International Group (BAB), BP (BP), Aviva (AV), Glencore (GLEN) and HSBC (HSBA). Company Calendar Last Earnings4/16/2025Today10/07/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorConsumer Cyclical Industry Specialty Retail Sub-IndustryPersonal Services Current SymbolLON:SMWH Previous SymbolLON:NWS CIKN/A Webwww.whsmithplc.co.uk Phone+44-1793-616161FaxN/AEmployees14,935Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for WH SmithGBX 998.20 High Price TargetGBX 1,460 Low Price TargetGBX 700 Potential Upside/Downside+53.3%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 0.05 Trailing P/E Ratio14,466.67 Forward P/E Ratio6.45 P/E Growth2.65Net Income£63.01 million Net Margins3.44% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity17.78% Return on Assets6.62% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio253.13 Current Ratio0.85 Quick Ratio0.42 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£1.94 billion Price / Sales0.42 Cash FlowGBX 45.32 per share Price / Cash Flow14.36 Book ValueGBX 341.06 per share Price / Book1.91Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares124,560,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£810.89 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.67 Options Trading Made Easy - Download NowLearn the basics of options trading and how to use them to boost returns and manage risk with this free report from MarketBeat. 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