LON:VCTVictrex Share Price, Forecast & News

Victrex's stock was trading at GBX 1,952 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, VCT stock has decreased by 1.4% and is now trading at GBX 1,925. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Victrex in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Victrex.

Victrex plc (LON:VCT) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May, 11th. The company reported $47.60 EPS for the quarter. View Victrex's earnings history.

Victrex announced a dividend on Thursday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 30th will be paid a dividend of GBX 46.14 per share on Friday, February 21st. This represents a dividend yield of 1.98%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 30th. This is a positive change from Victrex's previous dividend of GBX 13.42. The official announcement can be seen at this link. View Victrex's dividend history.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Victrex's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 1,660 to GBX 2,400. On average, they expect Victrex's stock price to reach GBX 1,994.09 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Victrex.

Headlines about VCT stock have been trending very negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Victrex earned a news sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Victrex.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Victrex investors own include Anglo American (AAL), Centamin (CEY), Renishaw (RSW), Hastings Group (HSTG), Rotork (ROR), Playtech (PTEC), Spirent Communications (SPT), Ashtead Group (AHT), Rio Tinto (RIO) and Quilter (QLT).

Victrex trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "VCT."

Shares of VCT 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.

One share of VCT stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 1,925.

Victrex has a market capitalization of £1.67 billion and generates £299.80 million in revenue each year. Victrex employs 921 workers across the globe.

The official website for Victrex is www.victrexplc.com.

Victrex's mailing address is Victrex Technology Centre , Hillhouse International,, THORNTON CLEVELEYS, FY5 4QD, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-1253-897700.