Insider Selling: Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) Insider Sells 5,306 Shares of Company Stock

Key Points

• Vesuvius insider Mark Collis sold 5,306 shares at an average price of GBX 377, generating approximately £20,004 in proceeds.
• Shares recently traded at GBX 461.20, within a 1-year range of GBX 350 to GBX 507.50. The company reported quarterly EPS of GBX 16.30, with a net margin of 2.09% and return on equity of 3.36%.
• Analyst sentiment remains positive overall, with three Buy and two Hold ratings. MarketBeat reports a “Moderate Buy” consensus and an average price target of GBX 479.

Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS - Get Free Report) insider Mark Collis sold 5,306 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 377, for a total value of £20,003.62.

Vesuvius Stock Performance

LON:VSVS traded down GBX 11.60 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching GBX 461.20. The company had a trading volume of 1,787,791 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,408,322. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 56.90, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 1.20. Vesuvius plc has a 1-year low of GBX 350 and a 1-year high of GBX 507.50. The business's 50 day moving average price is GBX 386.92 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 422.12. The firm has a market cap of £1.14 billion, a PE ratio of 29.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.13.

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 16.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Vesuvius had a net margin of 2.09% and a return on equity of 3.36%. Research analysts forecast that Vesuvius plc will post 51.3945695 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VSVS has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Berenberg Bank boosted their price objective on Vesuvius from GBX 450 to GBX 550 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Peel Hunt restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 525 price objective on shares of Vesuvius in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of Vesuvius from GBX 520 to GBX 480 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "hold" rating and set a GBX 440 target price on shares of Vesuvius in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Vesuvius from GBX 440 to GBX 400 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 31st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vesuvius has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 479.

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.

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