Vesuvius (VSVS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 378 to 382.60
• 50-Day Range: 364 to 478.49
• 52-Week Range: 350 to 507.50
• Volume: 344,535 shs
• Average Volume: 1.45 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £937.03 million
• P/E Ratio: 24.71
• Dividend Yield: 6.23%
• Price Target: GBX 459
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Vesuvius Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vesuvius scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Vesuvius has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Vesuvius has a consensus price target of GBX 459, representing about 20.6% upside from its current price of GBX 380.60.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vesuvius has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vesuvius is 24.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.45.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vesuvius is 24.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.64.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Vesuvius has a PEG Ratio of 0.57. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vesuvius has a P/B Ratio of 0.80. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VSVS.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Vesuvius is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.23%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Vesuvius does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Vesuvius is 153.25%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.58

News Sentiment

Vesuvius has a news sentiment score of -0.58. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Vesuvius this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for VSVS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vesuvius insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £205,844.48 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

25.00% of the stock of Vesuvius is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

53.74% of the stock of Vesuvius is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Today: 8/23/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Steel
• Current Symbol: LON:VSVS
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.vesuvius.com
• Phone: 44 20 7822 0000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 11,302
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Vesuvius: GBX 459
• High Price Target: GBX 525
• Low Price Target: GBX 400
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 15.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.41
• P/E Growth: 0.57
• Net Income: £100.45 million
• Net Margins: 2.09%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 3.36%
• Return on Assets: 4.90%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 56.90
• Current Ratio: 2.05
• Quick Ratio: 1.20

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.82 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.51
• Cash Flow: GBX 65.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.79
• Book Value: GBX 478.66 per share
• Price / Book: 0.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 246,198,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £937.03 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.13