WH Smith Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Recent Insider Transactions
| Date | Value | Name | Entity | Role | Shares | Max Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 24 | BuyUK£9,990 | Annette Court | Individual | 900 | UK£11.10 |
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
| Owner Type | Number of Shares | Ownership Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Public Companies | 55,788 | 0.0434% |
| Individual Insiders | 76,348 | 0.0595% |
| Private Companies | 102,672 | 0.08% |
| Employee Share Scheme | 1,869,283 | 1.46% |
| General Public | 8,157,447 | 6.35% |
| Institutions | 118,153,622 | 92% |
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
| Ownership | Name | Shares | Current Value | Change % | Portfolio % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15,639,336 | UK£184.2m | -1.97% | 0.95% | |||
| 10,845,437 | UK£127.8m | 2.32% | no data | |||
| 8,068,920 | UK£95.1m | 5.55% | 0.24% | |||
| 6,920,508 | UK£81.5m | 1.82% | no data | |||
| 5,602,270 | UK£66.0m | 11.4% | 0.33% | |||
| 5,590,361 | UK£65.9m | -16.7% | 0.05% | |||
| 4,173,483 | UK£49.2m | -2.36% | 0.08% | |||
| 4,049,633 | UK£47.7m | 40.2% | 0.01% | |||
| 3,951,819 | UK£46.6m | -0.45% | 0.37% | |||
| 3,208,533 | UK£37.8m | -37.4% | no data | |||
| 3,000,000 | UK£35.3m | -1.9% | no data | |||
| 2,363,482 | UK£27.8m | -5.85% | 0.01% | |||
| 2,187,839 | UK£25.8m | -7.71% | no data | |||
| 2,056,240 | UK£24.2m | 3.8% | no data | |||
| 1,869,283 | UK£22.0m | -4% | no data | |||
| 1,765,150 | UK£20.8m | -3.69% | 0.42% | |||
| 1,721,247 | UK£20.3m | 20.4% | 0.12% | |||
| 1,664,585 | UK£19.6m | 41.7% | 0.1% | |||
| 1,326,531 | UK£15.6m | 0.8% | 0.11% | |||
| 1,280,000 | UK£15.1m | 164% | 0.13% | |||
| 1,262,907 | UK£14.9m | -14.2% | 0.15% | |||
| 1,250,629 | UK£14.7m | 8.02% | 0.03% | |||
| 1,227,752 | UK£14.5m | -2.61% | 0.01% | |||
| 1,183,104 | UK£13.9m | -30.3% | 0.01% | |||
| 1,161,503 | UK£13.7m | 17.4% | no data |
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/23 05:22 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/08/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/08/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.
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Analyst Sources
WH Smith PLC is covered by 35 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Richard Taylor | Barclays |
| Benjamin Sandland-Taylor | Berenberg |
| Ian Macdougall | Blue Oar Securities |