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WH Smith (SMWH) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 1,253 +12.00 (+0.97%)
(As of 11/22/2024 ET)

About WH Smith Stock (LON:SMWH)

Key Stats

Today's Range
1,236
1,266
50-Day Range
1,241
1,497
52-Week Range
1,069
1,499
Volume
151,190 shs
Average Volume
364,499 shs
Market Capitalization
£1.64 billion
P/E Ratio
2,557.14
Dividend Yield
2.55%
Price Target
GBX 1,456.67
Consensus Rating
Moderate 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.

WH Smith Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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33rd Percentile Overall Score

SMWH MarketRank™: 

WH Smith scored higher than 33% 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 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    WH Smith has only been the subject of 3 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 2,557.14, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 116.87.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of WH Smith is 2,557.14, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 359.01.

  • 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 5.31. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 2.27%, 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 6,530.61%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • 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 0.66. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.35 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for WH Smith this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added WH Smith to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, WH Smith insiders have sold 722.67% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £15,687.50 in company stock and sold £129,056.04 in 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 1,334 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, SMWH stock has decreased by 6.1% and is now trading at GBX 1,253.
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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.
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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).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Specialty Retail
Sub-Industry
Personal Services
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
14,935
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 1,456.67
High Stock Price Target
GBX 1,600
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 1,310
Potential Upside/Downside
+16.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
£64 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£1.86 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 87.23 per share
Book Value
GBX 236 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£1.64 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.67
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This page (LON:SMWH) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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