Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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 0.53 £100.45M £15.40 25.51 Ferrexpo £837.34M 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 -5.36%. 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 -5.36% -4.91% 2.21%

Do analysts prefer VSVS or IRR?

Vesuvius presently has a consensus price target of GBX 459, suggesting a potential upside of 16.85%. Given Vesuvius' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Vesuvius is more favorable than IronRidge 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 IronRidge Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Do analysts rate ZIOC or VSVS?

Vesuvius has a consensus target price of GBX 459, suggesting a potential upside of 16.85%. Given Vesuvius' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vesuvius is more favorable than Zanaga Iron Ore. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Zanaga Iron Ore 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 recommend VSVS or RLM?

Vesuvius currently has a consensus target price of GBX 459, indicating a potential upside of 16.85%. 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 Vesuvius 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Realm Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Do analysts recommend VSVS or ROCK?

Vesuvius presently has a consensus price target of GBX 459, indicating a potential upside of 16.85%. Given Vesuvius' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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 (VSVS) Competitors

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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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and dividends.

Vesuvius has a beta of 1.127, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ferrexpo has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

Vesuvius has a net margin of 2.09% compared to Ferrexpo's net margin of -5.36%. 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	-5.36%	-4.91%	2.21%

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	0.53	£100.45M	£15.40	25.51
Ferrexpo	£837.34M	0.20	-£69.51M	-£51.25	N/A

Vesuvius currently has a consensus price target of GBX 459, suggesting a potential upside of 16.85%. Ferrexpo has a consensus price target of GBX 53, suggesting a potential upside of 85.44%. Given Ferrexpo's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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

53.7% of Vesuvius shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.9% 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Ferrexpo's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Vesuvius' score of -0.35 indicating that Ferrexpo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vesuvius	Neutral
Ferrexpo	Neutral

Summary

Vesuvius beats Ferrexpo on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Vesuvius compare to IronRidge Resources?

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

Vesuvius presently has a consensus price target of GBX 459, suggesting a potential upside of 16.85%. Given Vesuvius' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Vesuvius is more favorable than IronRidge 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
IronRidge Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, IronRidge Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Vesuvius' score of -0.35 indicating that IronRidge Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vesuvius	Neutral
IronRidge Resources	Neutral

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
Vesuvius	£1.82B	0.53	£100.45M	£15.40	25.51
IronRidge Resources	£56.06K	0.00	N/A	-£0.60	N/A

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
Vesuvius	2.09%	3.36%	4.90%
IronRidge Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A

53.7% of Vesuvius shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.0% of Vesuvius shares are owned 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.

Summary

Vesuvius beats IronRidge Resources on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Vesuvius compare to Zanaga Iron Ore?

Zanaga Iron Ore (LON:ZIOC) and Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) 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, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Zanaga Iron Ore has a beta of 1.888, indicating that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Vesuvius has a beta of 1.127, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Zanaga Iron Ore's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Vesuvius' score of -0.35 indicating that Zanaga Iron Ore is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Zanaga Iron Ore	Positive
Vesuvius	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
Zanaga Iron Ore	N/A	N/A	-£4.62K	-£0.90	N/A
Vesuvius	£1.82B	0.53	£100.45M	£15.40	25.51

Vesuvius has a consensus target price of GBX 459, suggesting a potential upside of 16.85%. Given Vesuvius' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vesuvius is more favorable than Zanaga Iron Ore.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zanaga Iron Ore	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

2.2% of Zanaga Iron Ore shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.7% of Vesuvius shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Zanaga Iron Ore shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.0% of Vesuvius shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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
Zanaga Iron Ore	N/A	-4.06%	-2.48%
Vesuvius	2.09%	3.36%	4.90%

Summary

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

How does Vesuvius compare to Realm Therapeutics?

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

53.7% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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
Vesuvius	2.09%	3.36%	4.90%
Realm Therapeutics	N/A	N/A	N/A

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
Vesuvius	£1.82B	0.53	£100.45M	£15.40	25.51
Realm Therapeutics	£501.92K	0.00	N/A	-£17.50	N/A

Vesuvius currently has a consensus target price of GBX 459, indicating a potential upside of 16.85%. 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
Vesuvius	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Realm Therapeutics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, Realm Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Vesuvius' score of -0.35 indicating that Realm Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vesuvius	Neutral
Realm Therapeutics	Neutral

Summary

Vesuvius beats Realm Therapeutics on 11 of the 12 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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

53.7% 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 insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Rockfire Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Vesuvius presently has a consensus price target of GBX 459, indicating a potential upside of 16.85%. Given Vesuvius' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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 a beta of 1.127, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rockfire Resources has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

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%

In the previous week, Rockfire Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Vesuvius. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Rockfire Resources and 0 mentions for Vesuvius. Rockfire Resources' average media sentiment score of -0.16 beat Vesuvius' score of -0.35 indicating that Rockfire Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vesuvius	Neutral
Rockfire Resources	Neutral

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	0.53	£100.45M	£15.40	25.51
Rockfire Resources	N/A	N/A	-£2.26M	-£0.03	N/A

Summary

Vesuvius beats Rockfire Resources on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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VSVS vs. The Competition

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Metric	Vesuvius	Metals & Mining Industry	Materials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£967.07M	£4.18B	£5.17B	£2.92B
Dividend Yield	6.20%	5.17%	4.68%	6.17%
P/E Ratio	25.51	25.84	26.45	367.32
Price / Sales	0.53	8,939.12	5,310.83	83,741.35
Price / Cash	5.79	30.06	27.38	27.89
Price / Book	0.82	10.76	9.10	7.02
Net Income	£100.45M	£122.92M	£154.63M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	3.64%	10.79%	8.19%	0.68%
1 Month Performance	-0.30%	24.30%	18.80%	2.86%
1 Year Performance	6.45%	66.18%	51.35%	22.47%

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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	4.3665 of 5 stars	GBX 392.80 flat	GBX 459 +16.9%	+7.0%	£967.07M	£1.82B	25.51	11,302	Gap Down
FXPO Ferrexpo	N/A	GBX 28.58 flat	GBX 53 +85.4%	-51.9%	£168.16M	£837.34M	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 3.46 +8.3%	N/A	-58.7%	£34.25M	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
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?

Which has more risk and volatility, VSVS or FXPO?

Is VSVS or FXPO more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VSVS or FXPO?

Do analysts rate VSVS or FXPO?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VSVS or FXPO?

Does the media favor VSVS or FXPO?

Summary

How does Vesuvius compare to IronRidge Resources?

Do analysts prefer VSVS or IRR?

Does the media favor VSVS or IRR?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VSVS or IRR?

Is VSVS or IRR more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VSVS or IRR?

Summary

How does Vesuvius compare to Zanaga Iron Ore?

Which has more risk and volatility, ZIOC or VSVS?

Does the media favor ZIOC or VSVS?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ZIOC or VSVS?

Do analysts rate ZIOC or VSVS?

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

Is ZIOC or VSVS more profitable?

Summary

How does Vesuvius compare to Realm Therapeutics?

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

Is VSVS or RLM more profitable?

Which has better valuation & earnings, VSVS or RLM?

Do analysts recommend VSVS or RLM?

Does the media refer more to VSVS or RLM?

Summary

How does Vesuvius compare to Rockfire Resources?

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

Do analysts recommend VSVS or ROCK?

Which has more volatility and risk, VSVS or ROCK?

Is VSVS or ROCK more profitable?

Does the media prefer VSVS or ROCK?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VSVS or ROCK?

Summary

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VSVS vs. The Competition

Vesuvius Competitors List

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