Which has preferable earnings and valuation, VSVS or FXPO?

Vesuvius has higher revenue and earnings than Ferrexpo. Ferrexpo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vesuvius, 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 £1.82B 0.49 £100.45M £15.40 23.73 Ferrexpo £787.32M 0.20 -£69.51M -£51.25 N/A

Is VSVS or FXPO more profitable?

Vesuvius has a net margin of 2.09% compared to Ferrexpo's net margin of -28.40%. Vesuvius' return on equity of 3.36% beat Ferrexpo's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vesuvius 2.09% 3.36% 4.90% Ferrexpo -28.40% -31.05% 2.21%

Do analysts recommend IRR or VSVS?

Vesuvius has a consensus target price of GBX 459, indicating a potential upside of 25.62%. Given Vesuvius' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vesuvius is more favorable than IronRidge Resources. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score IronRidge Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Vesuvius 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60

Do analysts rate VSVS or ZIOC?

Vesuvius presently has a consensus price target of GBX 459, suggesting a potential upside of 25.62%. Given Vesuvius' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Vesuvius is more favorable than Zanaga Iron Ore. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vesuvius 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Zanaga Iron Ore 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Do analysts recommend RLM or VSVS?

Vesuvius has a consensus price target of GBX 459, indicating a potential upside of 25.62%. Given Vesuvius' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vesuvius is more favorable than Realm Therapeutics. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Realm Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Vesuvius 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60

Do analysts rate VSVS or ROCK?

Vesuvius presently has a consensus target price of GBX 459, indicating a potential upside of 25.62%. Given Vesuvius' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Vesuvius is more favorable than Rockfire Resources. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vesuvius 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Rockfire Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

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VSVS vs. FXPO, IRR, ZIOC, RLM, and ROCK

Should you buy Vesuvius stock or one of its competitors? Vesuvius's main competitors and comparable companies include Ferrexpo (FXPO), IronRidge Resources (IRR), Zanaga Iron Ore (ZIOC), Realm Therapeutics (RLM), and Rockfire Resources (ROCK). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "steel" industry.

How does Vesuvius compare to Ferrexpo?

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

Vesuvius currently has a consensus target price of GBX 459, suggesting a potential upside of 25.62%. Ferrexpo has a consensus target price of GBX 53, suggesting a potential upside of 96.30%. Given Ferrexpo's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ferrexpo is more favorable than Vesuvius.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vesuvius	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Ferrexpo	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

54.2% of Vesuvius shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.3% of Ferrexpo shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.0% of Vesuvius shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 49.9% of Ferrexpo 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.

In the previous week, Vesuvius' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ferrexpo'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vesuvius	Neutral
Ferrexpo	Neutral

Vesuvius has higher revenue and earnings than Ferrexpo. Ferrexpo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vesuvius, 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	£1.82B	0.49	£100.45M	£15.40	23.73
Ferrexpo	£787.32M	0.20	-£69.51M	-£51.25	N/A

Vesuvius has a beta of 1.131, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ferrexpo has a beta of 0.627, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

Vesuvius has a net margin of 2.09% compared to Ferrexpo's net margin of -28.40%. Vesuvius' return on equity of 3.36% beat Ferrexpo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vesuvius	2.09%	3.36%	4.90%
Ferrexpo	-28.40%	-31.05%	2.21%

Summary

Vesuvius beats Ferrexpo on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Vesuvius compare to IronRidge Resources?

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

Vesuvius has a net margin of 2.09% compared to IronRidge Resources' net margin of 0.00%. Vesuvius' return on equity of 3.36% beat IronRidge Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IronRidge Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vesuvius	2.09%	3.36%	4.90%

Vesuvius has higher revenue and earnings than IronRidge Resources. IronRidge Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vesuvius, 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
IronRidge Resources	£56.06K	0.00	N/A	-£0.60	N/A
Vesuvius	£1.82B	0.49	£100.45M	£15.40	23.73

54.2% of Vesuvius shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.0% of Vesuvius shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Vesuvius has a consensus target price of GBX 459, indicating a potential upside of 25.62%. Given Vesuvius' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vesuvius is more favorable than IronRidge Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IronRidge Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Vesuvius	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

In the previous week, IronRidge Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Vesuvius'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
IronRidge Resources	Neutral
Vesuvius	Neutral

Summary

Vesuvius beats IronRidge Resources on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Vesuvius compare to Zanaga Iron Ore?

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

54.2% of Vesuvius shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.2% of Zanaga Iron Ore shares are held by institutional investors. 25.0% of Vesuvius shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of Zanaga Iron Ore shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Vesuvius has a net margin of 2.09% compared to Zanaga Iron Ore's net margin of 0.00%. Vesuvius' return on equity of 3.36% beat Zanaga Iron Ore's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vesuvius	2.09%	3.36%	4.90%
Zanaga Iron Ore	N/A	-4.06%	-2.48%

Vesuvius has a beta of 1.131, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Zanaga Iron Ore has a beta of 1.863, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Zanaga Iron Ore had 2 more articles in the media than Vesuvius. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Zanaga Iron Ore and 0 mentions for Vesuvius. Vesuvius' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Zanaga Iron Ore'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vesuvius	Neutral
Zanaga Iron Ore	Neutral

Vesuvius has higher revenue and earnings than Zanaga Iron Ore. Zanaga Iron Ore is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vesuvius, 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	£1.82B	0.49	£100.45M	£15.40	23.73
Zanaga Iron Ore	N/A	N/A	-£4.62K	-£0.90	N/A

Vesuvius presently has a consensus price target of GBX 459, suggesting a potential upside of 25.62%. Given Vesuvius' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Vesuvius is more favorable than Zanaga Iron Ore.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vesuvius	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Zanaga Iron Ore	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Vesuvius beats Zanaga Iron Ore on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Vesuvius compare to Realm Therapeutics?

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

Vesuvius has a consensus price target of GBX 459, indicating a potential upside of 25.62%. Given Vesuvius' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vesuvius is more favorable than Realm Therapeutics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Realm Therapeutics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Vesuvius	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Vesuvius has higher revenue and earnings than Realm Therapeutics. Realm Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vesuvius, 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
Realm Therapeutics	£501.92K	0.00	N/A	-£17.50	N/A
Vesuvius	£1.82B	0.49	£100.45M	£15.40	23.73

Vesuvius has a net margin of 2.09% compared to Realm Therapeutics' net margin of 0.00%. Vesuvius' return on equity of 3.36% beat Realm Therapeutics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Realm Therapeutics	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vesuvius	2.09%	3.36%	4.90%

54.2% of Vesuvius shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.0% of Vesuvius shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Realm Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Vesuvius'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Realm Therapeutics	Neutral
Vesuvius	Neutral

Summary

Vesuvius beats Realm Therapeutics on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Vesuvius compare to Rockfire Resources?

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) and Rockfire Resources (LON:ROCK) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Vesuvius has a beta of 1.131, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rockfire Resources has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Vesuvius' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Rockfire Resources'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vesuvius	Neutral
Rockfire Resources	Neutral

54.2% of Vesuvius shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Rockfire Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.0% of Vesuvius shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Rockfire Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Vesuvius presently has a consensus target price of GBX 459, indicating a potential upside of 25.62%. Given Vesuvius' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Vesuvius is more favorable than Rockfire Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vesuvius	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Rockfire Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Vesuvius has higher revenue and earnings than Rockfire Resources. Rockfire Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vesuvius, 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	£1.82B	0.49	£100.45M	£15.40	23.73
Rockfire Resources	N/A	N/A	-£2.26M	-£0.03	N/A

Vesuvius has a net margin of 2.09% compared to Rockfire Resources' net margin of 0.00%. Vesuvius' return on equity of 3.36% beat Rockfire Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vesuvius	2.09%	3.36%	4.90%
Rockfire Resources	N/A	-40.49%	-24.89%

Summary

Vesuvius beats Rockfire Resources on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Vesuvius	Metals & Mining Industry	Materials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£899.61M	£3.88B	£4.86B	£2.87B
Dividend Yield	6.39%	5.19%	4.70%	6.26%
P/E Ratio	23.73	25.16	25.25	366.53
Price / Sales	0.49	29,577.50	17,587.41	90,219.75
Price / Cash	5.79	29.32	26.76	27.89
Price / Book	0.76	11.73	9.77	6.43
Net Income	£100.45M	£127.55M	£158.15M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-2.10%	-3.75%	-3.08%	-0.19%
1 Month Performance	-7.59%	7.71%	5.39%	-0.48%
1 Year Performance	-2.56%	103.87%	79.03%	20.16%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
VSVS Vesuvius	4.4868 of 5 stars	GBX 365.40 +0.2%	GBX 459 +25.6%	-2.4%	£899.61M	£1.82B	23.73	11,302	Gap Down
FXPO Ferrexpo	N/A	GBX 27.24 +1.9%	GBX 53 +94.6%	-48.4%	£160.28M	£787.32M	N/A	8,000
IRR IronRidge Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£134.83M	£56.06K	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
ZIOC Zanaga Iron Ore	N/A	GBX 3.89 +4.5%	N/A	-45.3%	£38.51M	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
RLM Realm Therapeutics	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£13.41M	£501.92K	N/A	N/A

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VSVS vs. FXPO, IRR, ZIOC, RLM, and ROCK

How does Vesuvius compare to Ferrexpo?

Do analysts recommend VSVS or FXPO?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VSVS or FXPO?

Does the media refer more to VSVS or FXPO?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, VSVS or FXPO?

Which has more risk & volatility, VSVS or FXPO?

Is VSVS or FXPO more profitable?

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How does Vesuvius compare to IronRidge Resources?

Is IRR or VSVS more profitable?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, IRR or VSVS?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IRR or VSVS?

Do analysts recommend IRR or VSVS?

Does the media prefer IRR or VSVS?

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How does Vesuvius compare to Zanaga Iron Ore?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VSVS or ZIOC?

Is VSVS or ZIOC more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, VSVS or ZIOC?

Does the media prefer VSVS or ZIOC?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VSVS or ZIOC?

Do analysts rate VSVS or ZIOC?

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How does Vesuvius compare to Realm Therapeutics?

Do analysts recommend RLM or VSVS?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RLM or VSVS?

Is RLM or VSVS more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RLM or VSVS?

Does the media favor RLM or VSVS?

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Which has more volatility & risk, VSVS or ROCK?

Does the media prefer VSVS or ROCK?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VSVS or ROCK?

Do analysts rate VSVS or ROCK?

Which has better valuation and earnings, VSVS or ROCK?

Is VSVS or ROCK more profitable?

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