Vesuvius (VSVS) Share Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vesuvius in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" VSVS shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in VSVS, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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5 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Vesuvius' stock. Their VSVS share price forecasts range from GBX 310 to GBX 585. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach GBX 462 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 12.6% from the stock's current price.
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Vesuvius' stock was trading at GBX 404.20 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, VSVS stock has increased by 1.5% and is now trading at GBX 410.20.
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Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 27th. The company reported $45.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $43.10 by $2.00. Vesuvius had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.59% and a net margin of 8.84%.

Vesuvius declared a dividend on Thursday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, April 20th will be paid a dividend of GBX 15.75 per share on Wednesday, May 31st. This represents a yield of 3.66%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 20th. This is an increase from the stock's previous dividend of GBX 6.50. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.
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Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.52%. VSVS has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 3,235.29%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
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Vesuvius trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "VSVS."

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One share of VSVS stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 410.20.

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) has a market capitalization of £1.11 billion and generates £2.05 billion in revenue each year. The company earns £181.10 million in net income (profit) each year or GBX 0.68 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 11,148 workers across the globe.

The official website for the company is www.vesuvius.com. The company can be reached via phone at 44 20 7822 0000.