Stock Research: Smith & Nephew

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Smith & Nephew

LSE:SN. GB0009223206
77
  • Value
    56
  • Growth
    94
  • Safety
    Safety
    56
  • Combined
    86
  • Sentiment
    48
  • 360° View
    360° View
    77
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Company Description

Smith & Nephew is a medical technology company focused on repairing, regenerating, and replacing soft and hard tissue. It operates in the Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine & ENT, and Advanced Wound Management industries. The company's main regions are not mentioned in the description. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $12,774 million, profits of $4,079 million, revenue of $5,810 million, and 17,349 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 77 (better than 77% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Smith & Nephew are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators above average for Smith & Nephew. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 56, which means that the share price of Smith & Nephew is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 56% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 94, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. The company is also safely financed with a Safety Rank of 56. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of only 48. Professional investors are more confident in 52% other stocks. ...read more

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Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
56 89 89 95
Growth
94 13 47 23
Safety
Safety
56 58 54 34
Sentiment
48 27 61 7
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360° View
77 41 76 23
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
31 54 62 29
Opinions Change
47 43 46 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 46 66 30
Market Pulse
27 26 40 30
Sentiment
48 27 61 7
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
56 89 89 95
Growth
94 13 47 23
Safety Safety
56 58 54 34
Combined
86 51 88 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
45 62 62 68
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
50 89 84 84
Price vs. Book (P/B)
49 63 66 74
Dividend Yield
68 86 84 80
Value
56 89 89 95
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
67 16 24 33
Profit Growth
83 16 42 35
Capital Growth
66 53 76 67
Stock Returns
74 55 45 9
Growth
94 13 47 23
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
37 34 38 26
Refinancing
81 78 71 65
Liquidity
46 59 43 39
Safety Safety
56 58 54 34

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This stock has excellent financial qualities (value, growth, and safety are high) but a negative professional market sentiment. It suits an investor who believes the negative sentiment is a temporary overreaction and is looking for a financially solid company.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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