Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS - Get Free Report)'s share price passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 416.98 ($5.25) and traded as low as GBX 415 ($5.22). Vesuvius shares last traded at GBX 419.50 ($5.28), with a volume of 114,553 shares changing hands.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Berenberg Bank raised their target price on Vesuvius from GBX 530 ($6.67) to GBX 580 ($7.30) and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th.
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Vesuvius Trading Down 0.1 %
The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 396.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 416.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 39.26, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.57. The firm has a market cap of £1.09 billion, a PE ratio of 1,074.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.20.
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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