VSVS vs. EVR, FXPO, ZIOC, JMAT, GGP, HOC, PAF, CEY, PLP, and SRC
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), Johnson Matthey (JMAT), Greatland Gold (GGP), Hochschild Mining (HOC), Pan African Resources (PAF), Centamin (CEY), Genuit Group (PLP), and SigmaRoc (SRC). 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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.
Vesuvius currently has a consensus target price of GBX 380, suggesting a potential upside of 1.77%. Given Vesuvius' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vesuvius is more favorable than EVRAZ.
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 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 0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. 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 61.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EVRAZ is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
54.4% of Vesuvius shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.9% of EVRAZ shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.1% of Vesuvius shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.8% of EVRAZ shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Vesuvius has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EVRAZ has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
In the previous week, Vesuvius' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled EVRAZ'saverage media sentiment score.
Summary
EVRAZ beats Vesuvius on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:VSVS) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
