Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) Given Hold Rating at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a note issued to investors on Friday, Digital Look reports. They presently have a GBX 440 target price on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s target price would indicate a potential downside of 5.74% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on VSVS. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of Vesuvius from GBX 520 to GBX 480 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Peel Hunt restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 525 price target on shares of Vesuvius in a research report on Monday, July 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Vesuvius from GBX 440 to GBX 400 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Berenberg Bank upped their price objective on shares of Vesuvius from GBX 450 to GBX 550 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 30th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 479.

Vesuvius Stock Performance

Vesuvius stock opened at GBX 466.80 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 stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 394.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 424.25. Vesuvius has a 52-week low of GBX 350 and a 52-week high of GBX 507.50. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.31, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.13.

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 16.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Vesuvius had a return on equity of 3.36% and a net margin of 2.09%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Vesuvius will post 51.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vesuvius

In other Vesuvius news, 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 value of £20,003.62. Also, insider Patrick André sold 55,936 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 368, for a total value of £205,844.48. Insiders own 25.00% of the company’s stock.

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.