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Smiths Group plc (SMIN.L)

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1,649.00-4.50 (-0.27%)
As of 09:04AM GMT. Market open.
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Previous close1,653.50
Open1,655.50
Bid1,649.00 x 0
Ask1,650.00 x 0
Day's range1,643.00 - 1,661.50
52-week range1,517.50 - 1,776.50
Volume16,362
Avg. volume751,482
Market cap5.733B
Beta (5Y monthly)0.65
PE ratio (TTM)24.98
EPS (TTM)0.66
Earnings date26 Mar 2024
Forward dividend & yield0.42 (2.56%)
Ex-dividend date04 Apr 2024
1y target est1,984.17
  • Reuters

    UK engineer Smiths names Carter as CEO as half-year profit climbs

    (Reuters) -Britain's Smiths Group picked Roland Carter, an insider at the engineering firm, to be its new CEO on Tuesday as it reported a rise half-year profit and announced 100 million pounds ($126 million) of new share buybacks. Carter, 57, most recently led Smiths Detection, which makes security screening systems, where he increased the after market revenue stream to greater than 50% of sales, Smiths said. Shares in FTSE 100 index member Smiths, whose baggage-screening kit and explosive detectors are a common sight at airports, climbed as much as 4% to a near four-month high of 1721.5 pence, briefly topping London's blue-chip index.

  • Evening Standard

    Smiths News cheers World Cup boost but warns further print decline on the way

    Smiths News cheered a World Cup and Coronation boost as the newspaper and magazine wholesaler posted a rise in profits. Smiths said at least 65% of its current revenue streams were secured for at least the next six years after it renewed contracts to distribute papers for the Telegraph, the Times and Sun owner News UK and the Daily Mail owner Associated Newspapers. "Top line sales were boosted by the FIFA World Cup, the Royal Succession and sustained price rises above historic norms," Smiths said.

  • Business Wire

    US Department of Defense Acquires Smiths Detection’s Next Generation Aerosol and Vapor Chemical Agent Detectors

    EDGEWOOD, Md., September 26, 2023--Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and security screening technologies, today announces that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has selected Smiths Detection to supply 122 portable Aerosol and Vapor Chemical Agent Detectors (AVCAD). This follows the successful development and testing of a next generation field based AVCAD system by Smiths Detection after an award in 2018.