WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH) Insider Annette Court Purchases 1,090 Shares

WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH) insider Annette Court purchased 1,090 shares of WH Smith stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 16th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 918 ($12.15) per share, with a total value of £10,006.20 ($13,244.47).

WH Smith Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of SMWH opened at GBX 941.50 ($12.46) on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 1,077.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,204.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 253.13, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.42. WH Smith PLC has a one year low of GBX 872.50 ($11.55) and a one year high of GBX 1,499 ($19.84). The company has a market cap of £1.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.42, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.67.

WH Smith (LON:SMWH) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The company reported GBX 23.40 ($0.31) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. WH Smith had a return on equity of 17.78% and a net margin of 3.44%. Research analysts forecast that WH Smith PLC will post 100.9372747 EPS for the current fiscal year.

WH Smith Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 16th were given a dividend of GBX 22.60 ($0.30) per share. This represents a yield of 1.74%. This is a boost from WH Smith’s previous dividend of $11.00. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 16th. WH Smith’s dividend payout ratio is currently 66.01%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Shore Capital restated a “not rated” rating on shares of WH Smith in a research note on Wednesday. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,600 ($21.18) price target on shares of WH Smith in a research report on Friday, February 28th.

WH Smith Company Profile

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.