Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) Insider Sells 55,936 Shares of Stock

Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS) insider Patrick André sold 55,936 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 368, for a total transaction of £205,844.48.

Vesuvius Price Performance

Vesuvius stock traded up GBX 6.20 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching GBX 371. The company had a trading volume of 638,053 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,528,003. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 450.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 445.80. Vesuvius plc has a 1 year low of GBX 346.60 and a 1 year high of GBX 507.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 57.10, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The company has a market capitalization of £913.39 million, a P/E ratio of 17.75, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.15.

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 16.30 EPS for the quarter. Vesuvius had a return on equity of 4.75% and a net margin of 2.88%. On average, equities analysts predict that Vesuvius plc will post 51.3945695 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on VSVS. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 520 target price on shares of Vesuvius in a report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Vesuvius from GBX 440 to GBX 400 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Peel Hunt reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 525 target price on shares of Vesuvius in a research note on Monday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 440 price target on shares of Vesuvius in a research note on Tuesday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Vesuvius presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 469.

About Vesuvius

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.