Shares of Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS - Get Free Report) crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 441.60 ($5.73) and traded as low as GBX 364.50 ($4.73). Vesuvius shares last traded at GBX 368.50 ($4.78), with a volume of 247,268 shares traded.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several brokerages have issued reports on VSVS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a "neutral" rating and set a GBX 490 ($6.35) price objective on shares of Vesuvius in a research report on Wednesday, July 3rd. Berenberg Bank cut their price objective on shares of Vesuvius from GBX 580 ($7.52) to GBX 530 ($6.87) and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th.
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Vesuvius Trading Down 1.9 %
The business's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 392.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 441.60. The stock has a market cap of £941.31 million, a P/E ratio of 921.79, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 39.26.
Vesuvius Cuts Dividend
The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 8th were given a dividend of GBX 7.10 ($0.09) per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 8th. This represents a yield of 1.47%. Vesuvius's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 5,897.44%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Vesuvius
In related news, insider Mark Collis acquired 4,605 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 1st. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 432 ($5.60) per share, for a total transaction of £19,893.60 ($25,798.99). Insiders own 1.28% of the company's stock.
About Vesuvius
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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.
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