Smiths News PLC
About Smiths News PLC
Smiths News is a wholesale distributor of newspapers and magazines in the United Kingdom. It supplies newsagents, convenience stores and other retailers with daily and weekly titles, handling the logistics of getting printed publications from publishers to shop shelves. The company is based in Swindon, England, and its business centres on the physical distribution of news and magazine titles to retail customers across the country.
Smiths News PLC trades under the code SNWS on the London Stock Exchange in UK, with its price quoted in pence sterling (GBX). Our dividend records, which start in 2019, show payments in 7 different calendar years. The Market X-Ray on this page is price-based and compares it with other stocks on the same exchange; it does not measure how healthy the business is.
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Price chart
Signals
Technical summary
| SMA 10 | 79.90 | Bullish |
| EMA 10 | 79.62 | Bullish |
| SMA 20 | 77.49 | Bullish |
| EMA 20 | 77.49 | Bullish |
| SMA 50 | 72.46 | Bullish |
| EMA 50 | 74.04 | Bullish |
| SMA 100 | 70.87 | Bullish |
| EMA 100 | 71.46 | Bullish |
| SMA 200 | 68.14 | Bullish |
| EMA 200 | 68.00 | Bullish |
| RSI (14) | 66.84 | Neutral |
| MACD (12, 26) | 2.65 | Bullish |
| Momentum (12) | 9.14 | Bullish |
| Stochastic %K (14) | 73.38 | Neutral |
| Williams %R (14) | -26.62 | Neutral |
| CCI (20) | 111.7 | Bearish |
S3 75.54 | S2 77.95 | S1 79.57 | Pivot 81.99 | R1 83.61 | R2 86.03 | R3 87.65 |
Dividends
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| 0.0175 | |
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This payment: 0.0175 GBP per share, ex-dividend 4 Jun 2026. On 4 Jun 2026 13.49% Share price that day 63.40 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 8.55 GBX (1.75 + 6.80). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 10.53% Share price 81.20 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 8.55 GBX (1.75 + 6.80). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones. | |
| 0.0680 | |
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This payment: 0.0680 GBP per share, ex-dividend 8 Jan 2026. On 8 Jan 2026 12.57% Share price that day 68.00 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 8.55 GBX (6.80 + 1.75). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 10.53% Share price 81.20 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 8.55 GBX (1.75 + 6.80). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones. | |
| 0.0175 | |
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This payment: 0.0175 GBP per share, ex-dividend 5 Jun 2025. On 5 Jun 2025 12.12% Share price that day 59.00 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 7.15 GBX (1.75 + 5.40). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 10.53% Share price 81.20 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 8.55 GBX (1.75 + 6.80). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones. | |
| 0.0540 | |
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This payment: 0.0540 GBP per share, ex-dividend 9 Jan 2025. On 9 Jan 2025 11.68% Share price that day 61.20 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 7.15 GBX (5.40 + 1.75). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 10.53% Share price 81.20 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 8.55 GBX (1.75 + 6.80). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones. | |
| 0.0175 | |
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This payment: 0.0175 GBP per share, ex-dividend 6 Jun 2024. On 6 Jun 2024 7.38% Share price that day 61.00 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 4.50 GBX (1.75 + 2.75). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 10.53% Share price 81.20 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 8.55 GBX (1.75 + 6.80). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones. | |
| 0.0275 | |
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This payment: 0.0275 GBP per share, ex-dividend 11 Jan 2024. On 11 Jan 2024 8.23% Share price that day 50.40 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 4.15 GBX (2.75 + 1.40). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 10.53% Share price 81.20 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 8.55 GBX (1.75 + 6.80). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones. | |
| 0.0140 | |
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This payment: 0.0140 GBP per share, ex-dividend 8 Jun 2023. On 8 Jun 2023 8.01% Share price that day 51.80 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 4.15 GBX (1.40 + 2.75). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 10.53% Share price 81.20 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 8.55 GBX (1.75 + 6.80). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones. | |
| 0.0275 | |
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This payment: 0.0275 GBP per share, ex-dividend 12 Jan 2023. On 12 Jan 2023 7.66% Share price that day 54.20 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 4.15 GBX (2.75 + 1.40). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 10.53% Share price 81.20 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 8.55 GBX (1.75 + 6.80). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones. | |
| 0.0140 | |
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This payment: 0.0140 GBP per share, ex-dividend 9 Jun 2022. On 9 Jun 2022 8.93% Share price that day 34.15 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 3.05 GBX (1.40 + 1.15 + 0.5000). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 10.53% Share price 81.20 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 8.55 GBX (1.75 + 6.80). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones. | |
| 0.0115 | |
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This payment: 0.0115 GBP per share, ex-dividend 13 Jan 2022. On 13 Jan 2022 4.26% Share price that day 38.70 GBX. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 1.65 GBX (1.15 + 0.5000). Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 10.53% Share price 81.20 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 8.55 GBX (1.75 + 6.80). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones. | |
| 0.0050 | |
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This payment: 0.0050 GBP per share, ex-dividend 1 Jul 2021. Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 10.53% Share price 81.20 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 8.55 GBX (1.75 + 6.80). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones. | |
| 0.0100 | |
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This payment: 0.0100 GBP per share, ex-dividend 16 Jan 2020. Today, latest close 27 Oct 2026 10.53% Share price 81.20 GBX. Dividends in the last 12 months: 8.55 GBX (1.75 + 6.80). Paid in GBP and shown in GBX, the unit of the price, at the latest rate. Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones. | |
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