Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) Insider Sells £1,388.80 in Stock

Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS) insider Mark Collis sold 320 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 434, for a total value of £1,388.80.

Vesuvius Trading Down 3.2%

Shares of VSVS opened at GBX 424.40 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 455.89 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 405.64. Vesuvius plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 310.80 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 507.50. The firm has a market cap of £1.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 57.10, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 2.35.

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported GBX 34.20 EPS for the quarter. Vesuvius had a net margin of 2.88% and a return on equity of 4.75%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Vesuvius plc will post 51.3945695 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Vesuvius from GBX 340 to GBX 390 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 467.50.

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.