Vesuvius (VSVS) Competitors

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) and EVRAZ (LON:EVR) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media prefer VSVS or EVR?

In the previous week, Vesuvius had 1 more articles in the media than EVRAZ. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Vesuvius and 1 mentions for EVRAZ. EVRAZ's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Vesuvius' score of -0.52 indicating that EVRAZ is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vesuvius	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
EVRAZ	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is VSVS or EVR more profitable?

EVRAZ has a net margin of 11.76% compared to Vesuvius' net margin of 5.56%. EVRAZ's return on equity of 63.37% beat Vesuvius' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vesuvius	5.56%	9.20%	4.90%
EVRAZ	11.76%	63.37%	27.67%

Do analysts recommend VSVS or EVR?

Vesuvius presently has a consensus price target of GBX 565, indicating a potential upside of 57.60%. Given Vesuvius' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Vesuvius is more favorable than EVRAZ.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vesuvius	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
EVRAZ	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VSVS or EVR?

EVRAZ has higher revenue and earnings than Vesuvius. EVRAZ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vesuvius, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vesuvius	£1.87B	0.50	£104M	£0.39	919.23
EVRAZ	£15.40B	0.08	£2.23B	£1.92	42.19

Is VSVS or EVR a better dividend stock?

Vesuvius pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. EVRAZ pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share and has a dividend yield of 93.8%. Vesuvius pays out 5,897.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. EVRAZ pays out 3,958.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. EVRAZ is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, VSVS or EVR?

Vesuvius has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EVRAZ has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VSVS or EVR?

Vesuvius received 222 more outperform votes than EVRAZ when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.32% of users gave Vesuvius an outperform vote while only 47.70% of users gave EVRAZ an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vesuvius	Outperform Votes 409 60.32%	Underperform Votes 269 39.68%
EVRAZ	Outperform Votes 187 47.70%	Underperform Votes 205 52.30%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VSVS or EVR?

82.1% of Vesuvius shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.4% of EVRAZ shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Vesuvius shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Vesuvius beats EVRAZ on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.