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Wh Smith (SMWH) Share News

UK dividends calendar - next 7 days

5th Feb 2026 14:33

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DIRECTOR DEALINGS: 3i CEO buys GBP1 million in shares after update

30th Jan 2026 10:58

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced on Thursday and Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More

Card Factory expects to meet revised guidance after December warning

28th Jan 2026 13:17

(Alliance News) - Card Factory PLC on Wednesday said it is on track to deliver profit in line with its revised guidance, as it said UK trading during the Christmas period reflected the "challenging consumer backdrop". Read More

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Berenberg cuts Whitbread; Citi ups Severn Trent

20th Jan 2026 09:31

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Tariff threats weigh while Beazley soars on bid

19th Jan 2026 16:59

(Alliance News) - Renewed tariff threats from the US kept European stocks on the back foot on Monday with safe haven gold benefiting from the uncertainty once more. Read More

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks sink after Trump renews tariff threats

19th Jan 2026 12:11

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were lower at midday on Monday, though the defensively weighted FTSE 100 did not fall as much as peers, as leaders weighed responses to US President Donald Trump's tariff threat over Greenland. Read More

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks slide after Trump's Greenland tariff threat

19th Jan 2026 09:09

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Monday as US President Donald Trump's tariff threat over Greenland drove new fears about escalating trade tensions between the US and Europe. Read More

WH Smith hires former Balfour Beatty CEO Leo Quinn as executive chair

19th Jan 2026 08:54

(Alliance News) - WH Smith PLC has recruited corporate turn-around expert Leo Quinn to be executive chair, as it seeks to put a damaging accounting error behind it. Read More

LONDON BRIEFING: Workspace Group CEO leaves; Marshalls revenue rises

19th Jan 2026 07:55

(Alliance News) - Marshalls says it expects to meet market expectations for profit in 2025, Workspace Group Chief Executive Officer Lawrence Hutchings leaves the firm immediately, while WH Smith hires former Balfour Beatty CEO Leo Quinn as executive chair. Read More

UK dividends calendar - next 7 days

15th Jan 2026 13:51

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: BofA raises LondonMetric; Deutsche cuts easyJet

15th Jan 2026 10:23

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and on Wednesday: Read More

PRESS: WH Smith drawing up chair succession plans amid confidence push

11th Jan 2026 12:47

(Alliance News) - WH Smith PLC is putting together plans to find a new board chair, as the travel retailer seeks to rebuild investor confidence after its accounting crisis last year, Sky News reported on Sunday. Read More

IN BRIEF: Next names new sales head and senior independent director

9th Jan 2026 10:21

Next PLC - Leicester, England-based clothing and homeware retailer - Picks a new non-board sales & marketing director, while also naming a new senior independent director for the board. Matt Barnes, currently the online customer services director, is promoted to group sales & marketing director, replacing Jane Shields, who will retire as sales, marketing & HR director and leave the Next board on May 21, when Next holds its annual general meeting. Barnes joined Next in 1999. He won't join the board "at this stage", Next says. Shields started with Next as a sales assistant in 1985 before becoming sales director in 1999 and sales & marketing director in 2010. Read More

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: RBC raises Diageo; BofA cuts JD Sports Fashion

6th Jan 2026 09:40

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 ends 2025 close to another record high

31st Dec 2025 13:00

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed in the red on Wednesday, at the end of a shortened trading day, but the FTSE 100 index ended the year close to a new record despite a slight retreat on Wednesday. Read More

LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE 100 to ease after hitting record high

31st Dec 2025 06:49

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open lower on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 set to temper some of its roughly 20% year-to-date gain, after spiking to a record high on Tuesday. Read More

IN BRIEF: WH Smith CFO Max Izzard buys GBP120,000 in shares

24th Dec 2025 13:58

WH Smith PLC - Swindon, England-based travel retailer - Chief Financial Officer Max Izzard buys 20,000 shares at GBP6.40, worth GBP128,000, on Tuesday. On Friday last week, WH Smith released its delayed annual results, slashing its dividend amid drop in pretax profit. The company also faces an investigation by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, after an accounting error within its US business that led to the resignation of Carl Cowling as chief executive. Read More

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Housebuilders fall as investors weigh BoE cut

19th Dec 2025 12:13

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed at midday on Friday, as housebuilders weighed on the FTSE 100 index as investors mulled Thursday's Bank of England rate cut. Read More

WH Smith faces FCA investigation, cuts annual dividend

19th Dec 2025 10:54

(Alliance News) - WH Smith PLC on Friday said the UK financial watchdog has launched an investigation into the company following an accounting error within its US business, as it reported its delayed annual results and cut its annual dividend. Read More

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Tepid start in Europe after central bank bonanza

19th Dec 2025 08:54

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe tread water in early dealings on Friday, as investors take a pause of breath after a week stacked with rate decisions, which has culminated with a hike by the Bank of Japan. Read More

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