Smiths News Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 2 analysts polled by S&P Global, Smiths News stock has a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of 90p. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 29.31% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is 85p (+22.13%) and the highest is 95p (+36.49%).

Price Target: 90p (+29.31%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	85p	90p	90p	95p
Change	+22.13%	+29.31%	+29.31%	+36.49%

* Price targets were last updated on May 7, 2026.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Smiths News stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Mar '25	May '25	Sep '25	Nov '25	Jan '26	May '26
Strong Buy	2	2	2	2	2	2
Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2	2	2	2	2	2

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Unknown Analyst Deutsche Bank No rating	Deutsche Bank	Buy Reiterates 95p	Buy	Reiterates	95p	+36.49%	May 7, 2026
Mark Photiades Canaccord Genuity	Canaccord Genuity	Buy Reiterates 95p	Buy	Reiterates	95p	+36.49%	May 6, 2026
Unknown Analyst Berenberg Bank No rating	Berenberg Bank	Buy Reiterates 85p	Buy	Reiterates	85p	+22.13%	May 6, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.03B

from 1.06B

-2.97%

from 1.06B

Revenue Next Year

1.00B

from 1.03B

-3.05%

from 1.03B

EPS This Year

0.11

from 0.11

-4.93%

from 0.11

EPS Next Year

0.10

from 0.11

-1.80%

from 0.11

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Aug 28, 2021	Aug 27, 2022	Aug 26, 2023	Aug 31, 2024	Aug 30, 2025	Aug 31, 2026
Revenue	1.11B	1.09B	1.09B	1.10B	1.06B	1.03B
Revenue Growth	-4.71%	-1.83%	0.24%	1.08%	-3.60%	-2.97%
Gross Profit	73.40M	72.70M	72.50M	73.20M	75.10M	72.78M
Gross Margin	6.61%	6.67%	6.64%	6.63%	7.06%	7.05%
Operating Income	38.60M	29.00M	38.70M	39.90M	42.90M	37.20M
Net Income	26.20M	23.40M	25.10M	25.50M	28.30M	25.10M
EPS	-	-	-	-	0.11	0.11
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	13.27%	-4.93%
Forward PE	3.96	3.11	4.14	5.44	5.59	6.60
Dividend / Share	0.02	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.06	0.05
Dividend Growth	-	151.52%	-	24.10%	7.77%	-5.41%
Free Cash Flow	15.95M	34.08M	20.59M	6.23M	37.09M	24.05M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	3

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers. Financial currency is GBP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	1.0B
Avg	1.0B
Low	1.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-2.9%
Avg	-3.0%
Low	-3.0%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	0.11
Avg	0.11
Low	0.10

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-3.1%
Avg	-4.9%
Low	-6.3%