Vesuvius (VSVS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vesuvius plc provides molten metal flow engineering and technology services to steel and foundry casting industries worldwide. It operates through Flow Control, Sensor & Probes, and Advanced Refractories segments. The company provides consumables and equipment, which includes binders, coatings, feeding systems, filtration and gating systems, melt shop refractories, metallurgical and pouring control systems, die dressings and coatings, melt treatment products, crucibles, and ceramics for the iron, steel, and nonferrous foundries. It also offers nonferrous metals, such as copper; primary and secondary aluminum, molten metal systems, and moldable and other products, as well as refractory consumables, analysis, and precast shapes; and other metal and alloy including nickel, vanadium, titanium, ferro alloy, lead, tin, and zinc. In addition, the company provides mineral processing solutions, which includes cement and lime solutions, iron ore pelletizing and calcination products, and grains and powders; and hydro carbon solutions, such as process heaters, FCC units, hydrogen reformers, boilers, coke calciners, and thermal oxidizers, as well as sulphur, ethylene, and ammonia plants. It also offers power generation and incineration; glass products comprising artistic, display, float, hollow, and optical glass; glass tempering, and reheat and forming products; and solutions for solar multicrystal silicon ingots, thin film and cell processing, and feedstock. Further, it provides iron making comprising stack solutions, casthouse, and iron ladle; steel making, including melting; continuous casting; ingot casting; steel finishing, such as reheat furnaces, steal hot forming, and galvanized and electrical steel; and laser technologies. The company was formerly known as Vesuvius Technologies plc and changed its name to Vesuvius plc in October 2012. Vesuvius plc was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 385 to 399.50
• 50-Day Range: 355.50 to 398.50
• 52-Week Range: 349 to 509
• Volume: 473,306 shs
• Average Volume: 387,859 shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.03 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,018.68
• Dividend Yield: 5.79%
• Price Target: GBX 565
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Vesuvius Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vesuvius scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Vesuvius has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vesuvius has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vesuvius is 1,018.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 127.63.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vesuvius is 1,018.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 115.15.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Vesuvius has a PEG Ratio of 0.57. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vesuvius has a P/B Ratio of 0.88. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VSVS.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Vesuvius is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.01%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Vesuvius does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Vesuvius is 5,897.44%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VSVS.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Vesuvius has a news sentiment score of -0.80. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Vesuvius this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for VSVS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vesuvius insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.28% of the stock of Vesuvius is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.08% of the stock of Vesuvius is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

VSVS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VSVS shares performed this year?

Vesuvius' stock was trading at GBX 481.20 at the start of the year. Since then, VSVS shares have decreased by 17.4% and is now trading at GBX 397.28.
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How were Vesuvius' earnings last quarter?

Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS) issued its earnings results on Thursday, February, 27th. The company reported $45.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $43.10 by $2.00. Vesuvius had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.20% and a net margin of 5.56%.

How do I buy shares of Vesuvius?

Shares of VSVS stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Vesuvius own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vesuvius investors own include Morgan Advanced Materials (MGAM), ALNT.L (ALNT), AstraZeneca (AZN), BP (BP), Marks and Spencer Group (MKS), Barclays (BARC) and The Sage Group (SGE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/27/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 9/13 Dividend: 8/08/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/13/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Steel
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:VSVS
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.vesuvius.com
• Phone: 44 20 7822 0000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 11,302
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 565
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 675
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 490
• Potential Upside/Downside: +42.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,018.68
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.73
• P/E Growth: 0.57
• Net Income: £104 million
• Net Margins: 5.56%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 9.20%
• Return on Assets: 4.90%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 39.26
• Current Ratio: 1.57
• Quick Ratio: 1.20

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.87 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.55
• Cash Flow: GBX 68.58 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.79
• Book Value: GBX 451 per share
• Price / Book: 0.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 260,390,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.03 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.20