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: 376.60 to 392.20
• 50-Day Range: 394 to 478.49
• 52-Week Range: 346.60 to 507.50
• Volume: 2.87 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.51 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £938.00 million
• P/E Ratio: 18.23
• Dividend Yield: 5.22%
• Price Target: GBX 473.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Vesuvius Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vesuvius scored higher than 85% 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Vesuvius has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Vesuvius has a consensus price target of GBX 473.75, representing about 20.2% upside from its current price of GBX 394.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

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 18.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vesuvius is 18.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 21.14.

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 0.82. 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 5.22%, 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 112.44%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.28

News Sentiment

Vesuvius has a news sentiment score of 0.28. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Vesuvius this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

24.96% 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

53.80% 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: 3/12/2026
• Today: 7/27/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Steel
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• 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 473.75
• High Price Target: GBX 525
• Low Price Target: GBX 390
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 20.90
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.43
• P/E Growth: 0.57
• Net Income: £100.45 million
• Net Margins: 2.88%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 4.75%
• Return on Assets: 4.90%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 57.10
• Current Ratio: 2.35
• Quick Ratio: 1.20

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.81 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.52
• Cash Flow: GBX 65.95 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: £940.48 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.15