Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS - Get Free Report) passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 393.61 ($5.23) and traded as low as GBX 333.60 ($4.44). Vesuvius shares last traded at GBX 336.40 ($4.47), with a volume of 246,908 shares trading hands.
Vesuvius Trading Up 1.2 %
The firm's 50-day moving average price is GBX 375.09 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 391.95. The company has a market cap of £841.69 million, a P/E ratio of 8.51, a price-to-earnings-growth 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 41.62.
Vesuvius (LON:VSVS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 7th. The company reported GBX 43.30 ($0.58) EPS for the quarter. Vesuvius had a net margin of 5.56% and a return on equity of 8.49%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Vesuvius plc will post 51.3945695 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Vesuvius Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 24th will be paid a GBX 16.40 ($0.22) dividend. This represents a yield of 4.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 24th. This is a boost from Vesuvius's previous dividend of $7.10. Vesuvius's payout ratio is currently 59.48%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, insider Patrick André sold 156,406 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 390 ($5.19), for a total value of £609,983.40 ($811,256.02). Corporate insiders own 1.28% of the company's stock.
Vesuvius Company Profile
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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.
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