Vesuvius (VSVS) Competitors

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

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%

Does the media refer more to VSVS or EVR?

In the previous week, Vesuvius and Vesuvius both had 1 articles in the media. Vesuvius' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat EVRAZ's score of 0.54 indicating that Vesuvius is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has stronger earnings & 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	0.57	£104M	£0.39	1,052.56
EVRAZ	£15.40B	0.00	£2.23B	£1.92	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, VSVS or EVR?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VSVS or EVR?

Vesuvius received 223 more outperform votes than EVRAZ when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.38% of users gave Vesuvius an outperform vote while only 47.70% of users gave EVRAZ an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vesuvius	Outperform Votes 410 60.38%	Underperform Votes 269 39.62%
EVRAZ	Outperform Votes 187 47.70%	Underperform Votes 205 52.30%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is VSVS or EVR a better dividend stock?

Vesuvius pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. EVRAZ pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share. 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.

Do analysts rate VSVS or EVR?

Vesuvius presently has a consensus price target of GBX 581.67, indicating a potential upside of 41.70%. Given Vesuvius' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
EVRAZ	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Vesuvius beats EVRAZ on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.