Vesuvius (VSVS) Competitors

EVRAZ (LON:EVR) and Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Does the media prefer EVR or VSVS?

In the previous week, EVRAZ's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Vesuvius'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
EVRAZ	Neutral
Vesuvius	Neutral

Is EVR or VSVS a better dividend stock?

EVRAZ pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share. Vesuvius pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. EVRAZ pays out 3,958.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Vesuvius pays out 59.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vesuvius is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of EVR or VSVS?

1.4% of EVRAZ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of Vesuvius shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Vesuvius shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EVR or VSVS?

Vesuvius received 223 more outperform votes than EVRAZ when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.38% of users gave Vesuvius an outperform vote while only 47.70% of users gave EVRAZ an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EVRAZ	Outperform Votes 187 47.70%	Underperform Votes 205 52.30%
Vesuvius	Outperform Votes 410 60.38%	Underperform Votes 269 39.62%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EVR or VSVS?

EVRAZ has higher revenue and earnings than Vesuvius. EVRAZ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vesuvius, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EVRAZ	£15.40B	0.00	£2.23B	£1.92	N/A
Vesuvius	£1.81B	0.53	£100.45M	£38.67	9.64

Is EVR or VSVS more profitable?

EVRAZ has a net margin of 11.76% compared to Vesuvius' net margin of 5.56%. EVRAZ's return on equity of 63.37% beat Vesuvius' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EVRAZ	11.76%	63.37%	27.67%
Vesuvius	5.56%	8.49%	4.90%

Which has more risk & volatility, EVR or VSVS?

EVRAZ has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vesuvius has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer EVR or VSVS?

Vesuvius has a consensus target price of GBX 535, indicating a potential upside of 43.51%. Given Vesuvius' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vesuvius is more favorable than EVRAZ.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EVRAZ	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Vesuvius	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Vesuvius beats EVRAZ on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.