Vesuvius (VSVS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, VSVS or EVR?

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

Is VSVS or EVR a better dividend stock?

Vesuvius pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. EVRAZ pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share and has a dividend yield of 93.8%. Vesuvius pays out 59.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Do analysts prefer VSVS or EVR?

Vesuvius presently has a consensus target price of GBX 380, indicating a potential upside of 8.51%. Given Vesuvius' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Vesuvius is more favorable than EVRAZ.

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

Is VSVS or EVR 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
Vesuvius	5.56%	8.49%	4.90%
EVRAZ	11.76%	63.37%	27.67%

Does the media favor VSVS or EVR?

In the previous week, EVRAZ had 2 more articles in the media than Vesuvius. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for EVRAZ and 0 mentions for Vesuvius. Vesuvius' average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat EVRAZ's score of -0.12 indicating that Vesuvius is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vesuvius	Neutral
EVRAZ	Neutral

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

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, VSVS or EVR?

EVRAZ has higher revenue and earnings than Vesuvius. Vesuvius is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EVRAZ, 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
Vesuvius	£1.81B	0.50	£100.45M	£38.67	9.06
EVRAZ	£15.40B	0.08	£2.23B	£1.92	42.19

Summary

Vesuvius beats EVRAZ on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.