Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) Receives "Buy" Rating from Jefferies Financial Group

Key Points

• Jefferies reissued a Buy rating on Vesuvius with a target price of GBX 545, implying roughly a 24.77% upside from the current share price.
• Vesuvius has a market cap of £1.07 billion, a P/E of 20.90 and reported quarterly EPS of GBX 34.20, while sell-side analysts forecast about GBX 51.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.
• Insider Mark Collis sold 320 shares at an average price of GBX 434, and company insiders collectively own 25.13% of the stock.

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy" rating reissued by research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a research note issued on Wednesday,London Stock Exchange reports. They currently have a GBX 545 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group's target price indicates a potential upside of 24.77% from the company's current price.

Vesuvius Stock Down 0.5%

LON VSVS opened at GBX 436.80 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of £1.07 billion, a PE ratio of 20.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.13. Vesuvius has a one year low of GBX 317.40 and a one year high of GBX 507.50. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 442.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 411.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 57.10, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.20.

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported GBX 34.20 EPS for the quarter. Vesuvius had a return on equity of 4.75% and a net margin of 2.88%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Vesuvius will post 51.3945695 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Vesuvius

In other Vesuvius news, insider Mark Collis sold 320 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 434, for a total transaction of £1,388.80. 25.13% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Vesuvius Company Profile

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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