Key Points
- Insider sale: Vesuvius insider Mark Collis sold 5,306 shares at GBX 377 each, totaling approximately £20,004.
- Stock performance: Vesuvius shares opened at GBX 456.80, with a 1-year range of GBX 350 to GBX 507.50 and a market capitalization of £1.12 billion.
- Analyst outlook: Analysts maintain a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating, with an average price target of GBX 479; recent targets range from GBX 400 to GBX 550.
Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS - Get Free Report) insider Mark Collis sold 5,306 shares of Vesuvius stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 377, for a total transaction of £20,003.62.
Vesuvius Stock Performance
Shares of Vesuvius stock opened at GBX 456.80 on Friday. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 387.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 422.35. Vesuvius plc has a 1 year low of GBX 350 and a 1 year high of GBX 507.50. The firm has a market cap of £1.12 billion, a PE ratio of 29.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 56.90, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 2.05.
Vesuvius (LON:VSVS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 16.30 EPS for the quarter. Vesuvius had a return on equity of 3.36% and a net margin of 2.09%. Equities analysts forecast that Vesuvius plc will post 51.3945695 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of brokerages recently commented on VSVS. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "hold" rating and set a GBX 440 price objective on shares of Vesuvius in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on Vesuvius from GBX 520 to GBX 480 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Vesuvius from GBX 440 to GBX 400 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Peel Hunt restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 525 target price on shares of Vesuvius in a report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Berenberg Bank boosted their price target on shares of Vesuvius from GBX 450 to GBX 550 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vesuvius presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 479.
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We are a global leader in metal flow engineering, providing a full range of engineering services and solutions to its customers worldwide, principally serving the steel and foundry industries.
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