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WH Smith (SMWH) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 677.50 +37.50 (+5.86%)
As of 06:11 AM Eastern

About WH Smith Stock (LON:SMWH)

Key Stats

Today's Range
638
682
50-Day Range
660.33
1,129
52-Week Range
628
1,499
Volume
20.79 million shs
Average Volume
611,553 shs
Market Capitalization
£872.30 million
P/E Ratio
13.98
Dividend Yield
4.72%
Price Target
GBX 1,430
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

WH Smith Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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64th Percentile Overall Score

SMWH MarketRank™: 

WH Smith scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    WH Smith has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    WH Smith has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about WH Smith's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of WH Smith is 13.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.08.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of WH Smith is 13.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 72.90.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    WH 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 Ratio

    WH Smith has a P/B Ratio of 1.94. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for SMWH.
  • Dividend Yield

    WH Smith pays a meaningful dividend of 2.67%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    WH Smith does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of WH Smith is 66.01%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about WH Smith's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for SMWH.
  • News Sentiment

    WH Smith has a news sentiment score of 0.26. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Cyclical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for WH Smith this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for SMWH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added WH Smith to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, WH Smith insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.21% of the stock of WH Smith is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    91.18% of the stock of WH Smith is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about WH Smith's insider trading history.
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SMWH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

WH Smith's stock was trading at GBX 1,189 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, SMWH shares have decreased by 44.5% and is now trading at GBX 660.33.

WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH) released its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 16th. The company reported $23.40 earnings per share (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
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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.

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 Earnings
4/16/2025
Today
8/22/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Specialty Retail
Sub-Industry
Personal Services
Current Symbol
LON:SMWH
Previous Symbol
LON:NWS
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
14,935
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 1,600
Low Price Target
GBX 1,310
Potential Upside/Downside
+116.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.80
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 48.47
Trailing P/E Ratio
13.62
Forward P/E Ratio
6.54
P/E Growth
2.65
Net Income
£63.01 million
Net Margins
3.44%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
17.78%
Return on Assets
6.62%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
253.13
Current Ratio
0.85
Quick Ratio
0.42

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£1.83 billion
Price / Sales
0.46
Cash Flow
GBX 45.97 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.36
Book Value
GBX 341.06 per share
Price / Book
1.94

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
128,752,168
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£850.19 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.67
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This page (LON:SMWH) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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