Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) Earns “Hold” Rating from Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reissued by investment analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a note issued to investors on Friday, Digital Look reports. They presently have a GBX 440 price target on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s target price points to a potential downside of 5.25% from the stock’s current price.

VSVS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Peel Hunt reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 525 target price on shares of Vesuvius in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of Vesuvius from GBX 520 to GBX 480 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut 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, 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, September 30th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 479.

Vesuvius Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of VSVS stock opened at GBX 464.40 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £1.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.16, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.13. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 394.74 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 424.25. The company has a current ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 56.90. Vesuvius has a 1-year low of GBX 350 and a 1-year high of GBX 507.50.

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%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Vesuvius will post 51.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Vesuvius news, insider Patrick André sold 55,936 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 368, for a total transaction of £205,844.48. Also, insider Mark Collis sold 5,306 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 377, for a total transaction of £20,003.62. Insiders own 25.00% of the company’s stock.

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.