LON:SMWH WH Smith (SMWH) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 913.50 -13.00 (-1.40%) As of 05/2/2025 11:55 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About WH Smith Stock (LON:SMWH) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get WH Smith alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 901.48▼ 931.5050-Day Range 888▼ 1,18052-Week Range 872.50▼ 1,499Volume315,553 shsAverage Volume552,192 shsMarket Capitalization£1.18 billionP/E Ratio18.85Dividend Yield3.50%Price TargetGBX 1,456.67Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewWH 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™ Stocks61st Percentile Overall ScoreSMWH MarketRank™: WH Smith scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingWH Smith has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageWH 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. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of WH Smith is 18.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.97.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of WH Smith is 18.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 20.24.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 2.68. 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 YieldWH Smith pays a meaningful dividend of 2.67%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthWH Smith does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe 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. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for SMWH. News and Social Media1.1 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentWH Smith has a news sentiment score of -0.10. 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 0.34 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for WH Smith this week, compared to 1 article on an average week. Company Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, WH Smith insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £10,006.20 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.21% of the stock of WH Smith is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions91.18% 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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Email Address SMWH Stock News Headlines3 dirt cheap FTSE 250 shares for MayMay 1 at 4:45 AM | msn.comWH Smith (SMWH) Receives a Buy from RBC CapitalApril 24, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'Billionaires Rush Into Digital Banking Token Three massive forces are converging right now, creating what could be the biggest wealth opportunity since Bitcoin's early days.May 4, 2025 | Crypto 101 Media (Ad)Investors Can Find Comfort In WH Smith's (LON:SMWH) Earnings QualityApril 23, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comCould WH Smith be one of the FTSE 250’s greatest growth shares?April 19, 2025 | msn.comWH Smith travel profits surge as company prepares to sell high street armApril 17, 2025 | msn.comWH Smith on Track to Meet Views Despite First-Half LossApril 16, 2025 | marketwatch.comWH Smith Refocuses on Travel With Strategic Exit From High Street StrugglesApril 16, 2025 | uk.investing.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 at the start of the year. Since then, SMWH shares have decreased by 23.2% and is now trading at GBX 913.50. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were WH Smith's earnings last quarter? WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 16th. The company reported $23.40 earnings per share 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 Record date for 2/6 Dividend1/16/2025Ex-Dividend for 2/6 Dividend1/16/2025Dividend Payable2/06/2025Last Earnings4/16/2025Today5/03/2025Get 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 Stock Price TargetGBX 1,456.67 High Stock Price TargetGBX 1,600 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 1,310 Potential Upside/Downside+59.5%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 48.47 Trailing P/E Ratio18.85 Forward P/E Ratio9.05 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£1.83 billion Price / Sales0.64 Cash FlowGBX 63.59 per share Price / Cash Flow14.36 Book ValueGBX 341.06 per share Price / Book2.68Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares128,752,168Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£1.18 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.67 The Next 7 Blockbuster Stocks for Growth InvestorsWondering what the next stocks will be that hit it big, with solid fundamentals? 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