WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH) Receives GBX 998.20 Consensus PT from Analysts

WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 998.20.

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on SMWH shares. Peel Hunt lowered WH Smith to a “hold” rating and decreased their target price for the company from GBX 1,400 to GBX 755 in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on WH Smith from GBX 1,030 to GBX 726 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of WH Smith in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Berenberg Bank cut shares of WH Smith to a “hold” rating and reduced their target price for the company from GBX 1,600 to GBX 700 in a report on Thursday, September 11th.

WH Smith Stock Performance

LON:SMWH opened at GBX 645.50 on Monday. WH Smith has a 52 week low of GBX 624.17 and a 52 week high of GBX 1,444. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 738.23 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 921.27. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 253.13. The company has a market cap of £804.03 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14,344.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.67.

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.