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Vesuvius (VSVS) Competitors

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GBX 378.20 +2.40 (+0.64%)
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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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk.

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

Vesuvius presently has a consensus price target of GBX 380, suggesting a potential upside of 0.48%. Given Vesuvius' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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

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
Vesuvius5.56% 8.49% 4.90%
EVRAZ 11.76%63.37%27.67%

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 0.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EVRAZ pays out 0.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. EVRAZ is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

54.4% of Vesuvius shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.9% of EVRAZ shares are held by institutional investors. 25.1% of Vesuvius shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.8% of EVRAZ shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Vesuvius£1.79B0.52£100.45M£27.5013.75
EVRAZ£15.41B0.08£2.23B£123.000.66

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 0.67 beat EVRAZ's score of 0.00 indicating that Vesuvius is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Vesuvius Positive
EVRAZ Neutral

Summary

Vesuvius and EVRAZ tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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VSVS vs. The Competition

MetricVesuviusSteel IndustryMaterials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£924.01M£949.09M£3.71B£2.62B
Dividend Yield6.52%9.33%5.07%5.37%
P/E Ratio13.754.3121.50400.59
Price / Sales0.5212.3821,710.9498,228.34
Price / Cash5.7916.2626.2927.90
Price / Book0.790.807.057.25
Net Income£100.45M£197.22M£148.62M£5.88B
7 Day Performance5.88%0.42%-1.37%1.10%
1 Month Performance-0.05%0.35%6.01%1.34%
1 Year Performance3.33%4.94%53.60%117.21%

Vesuvius Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VSVS
Vesuvius
2.7652 of 5 stars
GBX 378.20
+0.6%
GBX 380
+0.5%
+2.3%£924.01M£1.79B13.7511,302News Coverage
EVR
EVRAZ
1.7057 of 5 stars
GBX 81
flat
N/AN/A£1.18B£15.41B0.6671,591
FXPO
Ferrexpo
N/AGBX 57.03
-4.0%
N/A+1.3%£335.59M£837.34M-1.118,000
ZIOC
Zanaga Iron Ore
N/AGBX 7.60
-1.9%
N/A+53.8%£63.26MN/A-10.86N/ANews Coverage
JMAT
Johnson Matthey
2.6109 of 5 stars
GBX 2,110
+0.6%
GBX 2,230
+5.7%
+41.1%£3.54B£11.67B9.99N/AAnalyst Forecast
GGP
Greatland Gold
2.7901 of 5 stars
GBX 373.06
+0.2%
GBX 437.50
+17.3%
+203.1%£2.50B£957.37M5.9125Gap Down
HOC
Hochschild Mining
2.9574 of 5 stars
GBX 363
+0.2%
GBX 347.86
-4.2%
+49.9%£1.87B£1.08B12.523,029Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
PAF
Pan African Resources
2.2423 of 5 stars
GBX 86
-0.2%
GBX 112
+30.2%
+132.7%£1.74B£540.03M12.012,469News Coverage
High Trading Volume
CEY
Centamin
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.69B£930.75M2,920.004,874
PLP
Genuit Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.40B£398.60M67.503,139Gap Up
SRC
SigmaRoc
1.7949 of 5 stars
GBX 118.40
+2.4%
GBX 140
+18.2%
+67.0%£1.30B£1.02B31.082,000Gap Up

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This page (LON:VSVS) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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