Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) Stock: Insider Mark Collis Sells 5,306 Shares

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

Vesuvius Trading Down 2.5%

Shares of VSVS traded down GBX 11.60 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 461.20. The company had a trading volume of 1,787,791 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,408,322. Vesuvius plc has a 1-year low of GBX 350 and a 1-year high of GBX 507.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 56.90. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 386.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 422.12. The stock has a market cap of £1.14 billion, a PE ratio of 29.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.13.

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 16.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Vesuvius had a net margin of 2.09% and a return on equity of 3.36%. Research analysts forecast that Vesuvius plc will post 51.3945695 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Vesuvius Company Profile

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.