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Smith & Nephew plc (SNN) news sentiment

How positive or negative Smith & Nephew plc's news headlines have been since Sep 23, 2019, week by week, with the last 90 sessions day by day and each recent headline's tone and source.

As of 2026-10-29

Average tone, last 30 sessions
+44From -100 (every headline negative) to +100 (every headline positive)
Headlines, last 30 sessions
8
Headlines, last 90 sessions
51
Change from the 90-session average
+32
Latest session
2026-10-29

Weekly headline tone since September 2019

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Tone8-week averageHeadlinesFiltered out (passing mentions)
Every week since Sep 23, 2019
SNN headline tone: Every week since Sep 23, 2019, 328 weeks from September 23, 2019 to October 19, 2026.-100-75-50-25+25+50+75+1000Headlines2020202120222023202420252026

Coverage of Smith & Nephew plc over the last 30 trading sessions is positive (+44) across 8 headlines, 14 points above its one-year average of +30. The most widely carried story in the week of Oct 19, 2026 was "Smith & Nephew SNATS, Inc. (NYSE:SNN) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $31.91 According to Brokerages", carried by 1 outlet.

Each point is one week of headlines about Smith & Nephew plc: the share of positive minus negative headlines, from -100 to +100, with the 8-week average drawn through it and the number of headlines beneath. Since coverage began, 1,422 headlines average +25.

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Tone mix

SNN headlines by tone, last 52 weeks
positive
47%
neutral
36%
negative
16%

Week by week 52 weeks

Jul 28, 2025: 1 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negativeAug 4, 2025: 12 positive, 3 neutral, 0 negativeAug 11, 2025: 1 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negativeAug 18, 2025: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeAug 25, 2025: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 1 negativeSep 1, 2025: 2 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negativeSep 8, 2025: 2 positive, 0 neutral, 1 negativeSep 15, 2025: 1 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeSep 29, 2025: 2 positive, 8 neutral, 0 negativeOct 6, 2025: 2 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeOct 13, 2025: 1 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negativeOct 20, 2025: 5 positive, 0 neutral, 1 negativeOct 27, 2025: 2 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negativeNov 3, 2025: 1 positive, 1 neutral, 2 negativeNov 10, 2025: 1 positive, 0 neutral, 1 negativeNov 17, 2025: 0 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negativeDec 1, 2025: 0 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negativeDec 8, 2025: 3 positive, 2 neutral, 2 negativeDec 15, 2025: 2 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negativeDec 22, 2025: 1 positive, 0 neutral, 1 negativeJan 12, 2026: 0 positive, 5 neutral, 0 negativeJan 19, 2026: 4 positive, 1 neutral, 1 negativeJan 26, 2026: 0 positive, 0 neutral, 1 negativeFeb 9, 2026: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeFeb 16, 2026: 1 positive, 0 neutral, 1 negativeFeb 23, 2026: 2 positive, 4 neutral, 1 negativeMar 2, 2026: 6 positive, 5 neutral, 1 negativeMar 9, 2026: 1 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negativeMar 16, 2026: 1 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negativeMar 30, 2026: 1 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negativeApr 6, 2026: 0 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negativeApr 20, 2026: 2 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negativeMay 4, 2026: 4 positive, 0 neutral, 1 negativeMay 11, 2026: 2 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negativeMay 25, 2026: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 1 negativeJun 8, 2026: 2 positive, 0 neutral, 1 negativeJun 22, 2026: 0 positive, 2 neutral, 0 negativeJun 29, 2026: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeJul 6, 2026: 2 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeJul 13, 2026: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeJul 20, 2026: 3 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negativeJul 27, 2026: 1 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negativeAug 3, 2026: 1 positive, 3 neutral, 3 negativeAug 10, 2026: 1 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeAug 17, 2026: 5 positive, 1 neutral, 2 negativeAug 24, 2026: 1 positive, 2 neutral, 1 negativeAug 31, 2026: 0 positive, 0 neutral, 2 negativeSep 7, 2026: 1 positive, 3 neutral, 3 negativeSep 14, 2026: 0 positive, 3 neutral, 1 negativeSep 21, 2026: 3 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negativeOct 5, 2026: 2 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negativeOct 19, 2026: 0 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negative
Jul 28, 2025Oct 19, 2026

Share of Smith & Nephew plc's 179 headlines over the last 52 weeks by the model's call, and the same mix week by week.

Biggest swings in the last year

The weeks whose tone moved furthest from the 8-week average, with the story most outlets carried that week.

Daily headline tone, last 90 sessions

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Session tone8-session averageHeadlines
Last 32 sessions with a headline
SNN average headline tone by session: Last 32 sessions with a headline, 32 sessions from June 30, 2026 to October 26, 2026.-100-75-50-25+25+50+75+1000HeadlinesJun 2026JulAugSepOct

Each point is the average score of the headlines about Smith & Nephew plc in one trading session, with the 8-session average drawn through it. Sessions with no headline about the company have no point.

Tone by period

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Last 7 sessions1-98
Last 30 sessions8+44
Last 90 sessions51+12

Every headline in the period counts equally.

Headlines on Monday, October 26, 2026

1 headline, average tone -98: 0 positive, 0 neutral and 1 negative. Showing all 1.

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Smith & Nephew was in discussions to merge with J&J unit, talks collapsed - FTseekingalpha.com1Negative

Headlines on Monday, October 19, 2026

1 headline, average tone 0: 0 positive, 1 neutral and 0 negative. Showing all 1.

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Smith & Nephew SNATS, Inc. (NYSE:SNN) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $31.91 According to Brokerageswww.tickerreport.com1Neutral

Headlines on Wednesday, October 7, 2026

1 headline, average tone +100: 1 positive, 0 neutral and 0 negative. Showing all 1.

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Smith+ Nephew's Five-Year Data Supports European Launch Of CARTIHEAL AGILI-C Implantwww.rttnews.com1Positive

Headlines on Tuesday, October 6, 2026

1 headline, average tone +78: 1 positive, 0 neutral and 0 negative. Showing all 1.

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Smith & Nephew Plc: Smith+Nephew's revolutionary CARTIHEAL AGILI-C Cartilage Repair Implant launches in Europe; to be featured at ICRS Summit in Portugalwww.finanznachrichten.de1Positive

Headlines on Thursday, September 24, 2026

2 headlines, average tone +88: 2 positive, 0 neutral and 0 negative. Showing all 2.

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Smith & Nephew Plc: Smith+Nephew launches the new EVOS PELVIC Plating System at the 2026 Orthopedic Trauma Association (OTA) Annual Meeting, expanding the EVOS Plating Platform for pelvic and acetabular fracture managementwww.finanznachrichten.de1Positive
Smith & Nephew Plc: MULTIMEDIA UPDATE: Smith+Nephew launches the new EVOS PELVIC Plating System at the 2026 Orthopedic Trauma Association (OTA) Annual Meeting, expanding the EVOS Plating Platform for pelvic and acetabular fracture managementwww.finanznachrichten.de1Positive

How the score works

A headline's tone is not a forecast of the share price. Read the headlines themselves before acting on an average.

  1. Which headlines count

    Headlines come from the GDELT global news feed from 2019-09-23 on. A headline counts only when a model judges it to be about Smith & Nephew plc, not a passing mention.

  2. How each headline is scored

    The model calls each headline positive, neutral or negative news for the company. A period's tone is the share of positive minus negative headlines, from -100 (all negative) to +100 (all positive).

  3. When a headline counts

    Headlines published by 9:15 a.m. New York time belong to that day's session. Later and weekend headlines move to the next trading session.

  4. Repeated stories

    When several outlets carry the same headline, it counts once per session.