Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) Releases Earnings Results

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday. The company reported GBX 43.30 ($0.56) earnings per share for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Vesuvius had a net margin of 5.56% and a return on equity of 8.49%.

Vesuvius Stock Down 1.5 %

LON:VSVS traded down GBX 6 ($0.08) on Tuesday, hitting GBX 386 ($5.00). 23,352,092 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,447,737. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 408.77 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 400.70. Vesuvius has a 52 week low of GBX 349 ($4.52) and a 52 week high of GBX 509 ($6.59). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 41.62, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The company has a market cap of £986.91 million, a P/E ratio of 9.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.20.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Berenberg Bank lifted their target price on Vesuvius from GBX 530 ($6.86) to GBX 580 ($7.51) and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th.

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.