WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH) Declares Dividend of GBX 22.60

WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH) announced a dividend on Thursday, November 14th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, January 16th will be given a dividend of GBX 22.60 ($0.29) per share on Thursday, February 6th. This represents a yield of 1.74%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 16th. This is a boost from WH Smith’s previous dividend of $11.00. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

WH Smith Trading Down 0.3 %

SMWH stock opened at GBX 1,256 ($16.16) on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 1,378.18 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 1,255.96. WH Smith has a fifty-two week low of GBX 1,069 ($13.76) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 1,499 ($19.29). The stock has a market capitalization of £1.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,571.43, a P/E/G ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 326.20, a current ratio of 0.64 and a quick ratio of 0.42.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 1,310 ($16.86) target price on shares of WH Smith in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,600 ($20.59) target price on shares of WH Smith in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,469 ($18.90) target price on shares of WH Smith in a research note on Wednesday, September 11th.

About WH Smith

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.