Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) Insider Sells £205,844.48 in Stock

Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS) insider Patrick André sold 55,936 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 368, for a total value of £205,844.48.

Vesuvius Stock Performance

LON:VSVS opened at GBX 371 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 56.90, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 448.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 445.48. The stock has a market cap of £913.39 million, a P/E ratio of 17.75, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.15. Vesuvius plc has a 1-year low of GBX 346.60 and a 1-year high of GBX 507.50.

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 16.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Vesuvius had a return on equity of 3.36% and a net margin of 2.09%. On average, research analysts expect that Vesuvius plc will post 51.3945695 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on VSVS. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 520 price target on shares of Vesuvius in a report on Monday, July 27th. Peel Hunt reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 525 price objective on shares of Vesuvius in a report on Monday, July 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 440 target price on shares of Vesuvius in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Vesuvius from GBX 440 to GBX 400 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vesuvius currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 469.

About Vesuvius

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.