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Vesuvius (VSVS) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 373.80 -1.00 (-0.27%)
As of 11:54 AM Eastern

About Vesuvius Stock (LON:VSVS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
372
376.60
50-Day Range
350.20
400.20
52-Week Range
310.80
445.50
Volume
276,203 shs
Average Volume
793,599 shs
Market Capitalization
£955.72 million
P/E Ratio
9.67
Dividend Yield
6.15%
Price Target
GBX 380
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Vesuvius Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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49th Percentile Overall Score

VSVS MarketRank™: 

Vesuvius scored higher than 49% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Vesuvius has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Vesuvius has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Vesuvius' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Vesuvius is 9.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 53.99.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Vesuvius is 9.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 110.12.

  • 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 0.78. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for VSVS.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Vesuvius is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.67%, 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 59.48%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Vesuvius' dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for VSVS.
  • News Sentiment

    Vesuvius has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Vesuvius this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Vesuvius insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.28% of the stock of Vesuvius is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    82.08% of the stock of Vesuvius is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Vesuvius' insider trading history.
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VSVS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Vesuvius' stock was trading at GBX 423 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VSVS stock has decreased by 11.6% and is now trading at GBX 373.80.

Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 6th. The company reported $17.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Vesuvius had a net margin of 5.56% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.49%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Shares of VSVS stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vesuvius investors own include Morgan Advanced Materials (MGAM), ALNT.L (ALNT), AstraZeneca (AZN), BP (BP), Marks and Spencer Group (MKS), Barclays (BARC) and The Sage Group (SGE).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/6 Dividend
4/24/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/6 Dividend
4/24/2025
Dividend Payable
6/06/2025
Last Earnings
8/06/2025
Today
8/29/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Steel
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:VSVS
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
11,302
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 430
Low Price Target
GBX 330
Potential Upside/Downside
+1.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 38.67
Trailing P/E Ratio
9.71
Forward P/E Ratio
7.31
P/E Growth
0.57
Net Income
£100.45 million
Net Margins
5.56%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
8.49%
Return on Assets
4.90%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
41.62
Current Ratio
1.57
Quick Ratio
1.20

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£1.81 billion
Price / Sales
0.53
Cash Flow
GBX 64.84 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.79
Book Value
GBX 478.66 per share
Price / Book
0.78

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
255,676,380
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£960.32 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.20
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This page (LON:VSVS) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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