Key Points
- Insider purchase: Max Izzard acquired 25,000 shares of WH Smith on January 29 at an average price of GBX 675 per share, a transaction totaling £168,750.
- Recent trading activity: on December 23 Izzard also bought 20 shares at GBX 640 and sold 1,704 shares at GBX 637, showing mixed small-scale buys and sells ahead of the larger January purchase.
- Market and analyst context: SMWH shares traded around GBX 669 with a 50-day/200-day moving average of GBX 656.58/740.14, a market cap of £834.21m, and an average analyst price target of GBX 868.60 (consensus rating: Moderate Buy).
WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH - Get Free Report) insider Max Izzard purchased 25,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 29th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 675 per share, for a total transaction of £168,750.
Max Izzard also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, December 23rd, Max Izzard acquired 20 shares of WH Smith stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 640 per share, with a total value of £128.
- On Tuesday, December 23rd, Max Izzard sold 1,704 shares of WH Smith stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 637, for a total value of £10,854.48.
WH Smith Price Performance
Shares of SMWH opened at GBX 669 on Friday. The business's 50-day moving average is GBX 656.58 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 740.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 253.13, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.42. The company has a market capitalization of £834.21 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.90, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.67. WH Smith PLC has a fifty-two week low of GBX 585.50 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 1,315.
WH Smith (LON:SMWH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, December 19th. The company reported GBX (14.20) EPS for the quarter. WH Smith had a net margin of 3.44% and a return on equity of 17.78%. Equities research analysts expect that WH Smith PLC will post 100.9372747 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research firms recently issued reports on SMWH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on WH Smith from GBX 750 to GBX 800 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Peel Hunt restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 800 price objective on shares of WH Smith in a report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reduced their target price on shares of WH Smith from GBX 700 to GBX 667 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 19th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 868.60.
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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. 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.
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