Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) Insider Sells £20,003.62 in Stock

Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS) insider Mark Collis sold 5,306 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 377, for a total value of £20,003.62.

Vesuvius Stock Performance

Shares of VSVS stock opened at GBX 451.20 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 56.90, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 387.02 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 422.55. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.13. Vesuvius plc has a 1 year low of GBX 350 and a 1 year high of GBX 507.50.

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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%. As a group, research analysts expect that Vesuvius plc will post 51.3945695 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of Vesuvius from GBX 520 to GBX 480 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 440 price objective on shares of Vesuvius in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Berenberg Bank raised their target price on shares of Vesuvius from GBX 450 to GBX 550 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Peel Hunt restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 525 target price on shares of Vesuvius in a report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Vesuvius from GBX 440 to GBX 400 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Vesuvius currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 479.

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.