VSVS vs. EVR, FXPO, ZIOC, CRDA, JMAT, GGP, HOC, CEY, PAF, and PLP
Should you be buying Vesuvius stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vesuvius include EVRAZ (EVR), Ferrexpo (FXPO), Zanaga Iron Ore (ZIOC), Croda International (CRDA), Johnson Matthey (JMAT), Greatland Gold (GGP), Hochschild Mining (HOC), Centamin (CEY), Pan African Resources (PAF), and Genuit Group (PLP). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Vesuvius vs. Its Competitors
Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) and EVRAZ (LON:EVR) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Vesuvius' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled EVRAZ'saverage media sentiment score.
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.
Vesuvius has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EVRAZ has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Vesuvius currently has a consensus target price of GBX 380, indicating a potential upside of 0.69%. Given Vesuvius' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Vesuvius is more favorable than EVRAZ.
Vesuvius pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. EVRAZ pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share and has a dividend yield of 93.8%. Vesuvius pays out 85.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.
54.4% of Vesuvius shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.4% of EVRAZ shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.1% of Vesuvius shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Summary
Vesuvius beats EVRAZ on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:VSVS) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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