Key Points
- Insider sale: Vesuvius director Mark Collis sold 320 shares on March 10 at an average price of GBX 434, totaling £1,388.80.
- Share performance & fundamentals: Shares opened at GBX 436.80 (down 1.1%), with a 12‑month range of GBX 310.80–507.50, market cap ~£1.07bn, P/E 15.88 and beta 1.05.
- Analyst view: Consensus rating is "Moderate Buy" with a consensus target of GBX 467.50 (three Buys, one Hold); Jefferies raised its target to GBX 550 (Buy) and JPMorgan to GBX 390 (Neutral).
Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS - Get Free Report) insider Mark Collis sold 320 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 434, for a total transaction of £1,388.80.
Vesuvius Stock Down 1.1%
Shares of LON VSVS opened at GBX 436.80 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.27, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 57.19. Vesuvius plc has a 12-month low of GBX 310.80 and a 12-month high of GBX 507.50. The company has a market cap of £1.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.88, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.05. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 454.53 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 405.04.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research analysts have recently commented on VSVS shares. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on Vesuvius from GBX 500 to GBX 550 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Vesuvius from GBX 340 to GBX 390 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 467.50.
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