Vesuvius (VSVS) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to VSVS or EVR?

In the previous week, Vesuvius had 1 more articles in the media than EVRAZ. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Vesuvius and 0 mentions for EVRAZ. Vesuvius' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled EVRAZ'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vesuvius	Neutral
EVRAZ	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VSVS or EVR?

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

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	0.51	£100.45M	£38.67	9.36
EVRAZ	£15.40B	0.08	£2.23B	£1.92	42.19

Do analysts recommend VSVS or EVR?

Vesuvius currently has a consensus target price of GBX 535, indicating a potential upside of 47.79%. Given Vesuvius' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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

Which has more volatility & risk, VSVS or EVR?

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

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%

Is VSVS or EVR a better dividend stock?

Vesuvius pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. 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.

Summary

Vesuvius beats EVRAZ on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.