Vesuvius (VSVS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 338.80 to 350
• 50-Day Range: 314.61 to 416
• 52-Week Range: 310.80 to 509
• Volume: 2.67 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.43 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £875.80 million
• P/E Ratio: 8.86
• Dividend Yield: 6.71%
• Price Target: GBX 535
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Vesuvius Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vesuvius scored higher than 75% 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: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Vesuvius has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vesuvius has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vesuvius is 8.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.07.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vesuvius is 8.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 71.72.

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 0.72. 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: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Vesuvius is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.67%, 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 59.48%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

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: 0.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.80

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 0.49 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Vesuvius this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vesuvius insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £609,983.40 in 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 423 at the start of the year. Since then, VSVS stock has decreased by 19.0% and is now trading at GBX 342.54.
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How were Vesuvius' earnings last quarter?

Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March, 7th. The company reported $43.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Vesuvius had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.49% and a net margin of 5.56%.
Read the conference call transcript.

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.

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: 3/07/2025
• Today: 4/09/2025
• Record date for 6/6 Dividend: 4/24/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/6 Dividend: 4/24/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/06/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Steel
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:VSVS
• 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 535
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 580
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 490
• Potential Upside/Downside: +70.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 38.67
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.14
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.12
• P/E Growth: 0.57
• Net Income: £100.45 million
• Net Margins: 5.56%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 8.49%
• Return on Assets: 4.90%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 41.62
• Current Ratio: 1.57
• Quick Ratio: 1.20

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.81 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.45
• Cash Flow: GBX 54.31 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.79
• Book Value: GBX 478.66 per share
• Price / Book: 0.66

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 255,676,380
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £804.38 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.20