LON:SMWH WH Smith (SMWH) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 1,318 -2.00 (-0.15%) (As of 11/1/2024 12:39 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades 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 1,305▼ 1,33950-Day Range 1,227▼ 1,49752-Week Range 1,069▼ 1,499Volume347,175 shsAverage Volume375,221 shsMarket Capitalization£1.72 billionP/E Ratio2,689.80Dividend Yield2.43%Price TargetGBX 1,459.67Consensus 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… Musk warns humanity: “Obsolete” (Ad)The 'invasion' I've discovered has nothing to do with the border crisis. What's happening at our southern border is a travesty, but the 'invasion' I've found will have 10 times greater effects on our economy, and ultimately our way of life.Go here to see why. WH Smith Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks28th Percentile Overall ScoreSMWH MarketRank™: WH Smith scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.3 / 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 3 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 2,689.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.20.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of WH Smith is 2,689.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 361.58.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 5.58. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for SMWH. Dividend0.8 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldWH Smith pays a meaningful dividend of 2.27%, 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 6,530.61%. 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 Media3.0 / 5News Sentiment0.37 News SentimentWH Smith has a news sentiment score of 0.37. 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 0.27 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for WH Smith this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.MarketBeat Follows4 people have added WH Smith to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% 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 1.21% 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. Receive SMWH Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for WH Smith and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address SMWH Stock News HeadlinesWH Smith (LON:SMWH) Shares Pass Above 200-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?November 1 at 3:23 AM | americanbankingnews.comWH Smith (LON:SMWH) Share Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average - Here's What HappenedOctober 24, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comEx WH Advisor Who Predicted Biden Leaving Race Makes Startling New PredictionFormer advisor to the CIA, the Pentagon and the White House Jim Rickards went on multiple TV news programs… A predicted Trump would win. You won’t believe what he’s predicting now.November 2, 2024 | Paradigm Press (Ad)Berenberg Bank Sticks to Its Buy Rating for WH Smith (SMWH)October 16, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comCan WH Smith PLC's (LON:SMWH) ROE Continue To Surpass The Industry Average?September 26, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comDon’t be fooled by a P/E of 29 — this FTSE 250 stock’s cheaper than it looksSeptember 24, 2024 | msn.comWH Smith (SMWH) Receives a Buy from BarclaysSeptember 12, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comTrending tickers: Trump Media, WH Smith, GameStop and InditexSeptember 12, 2024 | 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 1,334 at the start of the year. Since then, SMWH stock has decreased by 1.2% and is now trading at GBX 1,318. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. 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.Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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). Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorConsumer Cyclical Industry Specialty Retail Sub-IndustryPersonal Services Current SymbolLON:SMWH Previous SymbolLON:NWS CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.whsmithplc.co.uk Phone+44-1793-616161FaxN/AEmployees14,935Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 1,459.67 High Stock Price TargetGBX 1,600 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 1,310 Potential Upside/Downside+10.7%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 0.49 Trailing P/E Ratio2,689.80 Forward P/E Ratio13.06 P/E Growth2.65Net Income£64 million Net Margins3.44% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity22.29% Return on Assets6.62% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio326.20 Current Ratio0.64 Quick Ratio0.42 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£1.86 billion Price / Sales0.93 Cash FlowGBX 91.75 per share Price / Cash Flow14.36 Book ValueGBX 236 per share Price / Book5.58Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares130,770,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£1.72 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.67 2025 Gold Forecast: A Perfect Storm for DemandUnlock the timeless value of gold with our exclusive 2025 Gold Forecasting Report. 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