WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH - Get Free Report) shares crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,279.25 ($15.87) and traded as high as GBX 1,295 ($16.07). WH Smith shares last traded at GBX 1,291 ($16.02), with a volume of 190,185 shares trading hands.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on SMWH shares. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 1,600 ($19.85) price objective on shares of WH Smith in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price objective on WH Smith from GBX 1,469 ($18.22) to GBX 1,460 ($18.11) and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 21st.
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WH Smith Trading Down 1.2 %
The stock has a market capitalization of £1.66 billion, a PE ratio of 2,583.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.67. The business's 50-day moving average is GBX 1,204.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 1,280.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 326.20, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 0.64.
WH Smith (LON:SMWH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 14th. The company reported GBX 87.60 ($1.09) EPS for the quarter. WH Smith had a return on equity of 22.29% and a net margin of 3.44%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that WH Smith PLC will post 100.9372747 earnings per share for the current year.
WH Smith Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 16th were issued a GBX 22.60 ($0.28) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 16th. This represents a yield of 1.74%. This is an increase from WH Smith's previous dividend of $11.00. WH Smith's dividend payout ratio is currently 6,530.61%.
Insider Transactions at WH Smith
In other news, insider Situl Jobanputra bought 1,250 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,255 ($15.57) per share, with a total value of £15,687.50 ($19,460.98). Also, insider Robert Moorhead sold 10,194 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,266 ($15.71), for a total transaction of £129,056.04 ($160,099.29). 1.21% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
WH Smith Company Profile
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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.
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