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Victrex (VCT) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 782 -18.00 (-2.25%)
As of 05/23/2025 12:38 PM Eastern

About Victrex Stock (LON:VCT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
776
807.21
50-Day Range
722
984
52-Week Range
706
1,318
Volume
183,361 shs
Average Volume
448,400 shs
Market Capitalization
£682.16 million
P/E Ratio
22.22
Dividend Yield
7.67%
Price Target
GBX 1,170
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Victrex plc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of polymer solutions worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Sustainable Solutions and Medical. It develops PEEK and PAEK based polymer solutions, and semi-finished and finished parts. The company also provides specialist solutions for medical device manufacturers; sells thermoplastic polymers; sustainable solutions for energy and industrial, VAR, automotive, aerospace, and electronics markets; and engages in trading activities. It serves automotive, aerospace, energy and industrial, electronics, and medical markets. Victrex plc was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Thornton-Cleveleys, the United Kingdom.

Victrex Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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46th Percentile Overall Score

VCT MarketRank™: 

Victrex scored higher than 46% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Victrex has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Victrex has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

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

    The P/E ratio of Victrex is 22.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.52.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Victrex is 22.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 72.40.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Victrex has a PEG Ratio of 1.92. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Victrex has a P/B Ratio of 1.47. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

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

    Victrex is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.22%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Victrex is 170.47%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Victrex's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for VCT.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for VCT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Victrex insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £10,754.68 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.64% of the stock of Victrex is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    97.06% of the stock of Victrex is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Victrex's insider trading history.
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VCT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Victrex's stock was trading at GBX 1,076 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, VCT shares have decreased by 27.3% and is now trading at GBX 782.
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Victrex plc (LON:VCT) issued its earnings results on Monday, May, 12th. The company reported $22.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Victrex had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.67% and a net margin of 10.81%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Shares of VCT 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 Victrex investors own include Centamin (CEY), Anglo American (AAL), Renishaw (RSW), Glencore (GLEN), Playtech (PTEC), Vodafone Group Public (VOD) and Rotork (ROR).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/12/2025
Today
5/25/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:VCT
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,109
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 1,170
High Stock Price Target
GBX 1,170
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 1,170
Potential Upside/Downside
+49.6%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
22.22
Forward P/E Ratio
10.70
P/E Growth
1.92
Net Income
£30.80 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£285.02 million
Cash Flow
GBX 22.86 per share
Price / Cash Flow
34.21
Book Value
GBX 530.87 per share
Price / Book
1.47

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£682.16 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.69
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This page (LON:VCT) was last updated on 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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