Vesuvius (VSVS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

We are a global leader in metal flow engineering, providing a full range of engineering services and solutions to its customers worldwide, principally serving the steel and foundry industries.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 456.40 to 460.20
• 50-Day Range: 359.20 to 475.60
• 52-Week Range: 356 to 507.50
• Volume: 467,938 shs
• Average Volume: 1.48 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.13 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.77
• Dividend Yield: 5.14%
• Price Target: GBX 479
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Vesuvius Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vesuvius scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Vesuvius has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Vesuvius is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vesuvius has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vesuvius is 29.86, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vesuvius is 29.86, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 27.21.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Vesuvius has a PEG Ratio of 0.57. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vesuvius has a P/B Ratio of 0.96. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VSVS.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Vesuvius is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.14%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Vesuvius does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Vesuvius is 153.25%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.55

News Sentiment

Vesuvius has a news sentiment score of 0.55. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.38 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Vesuvius this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for VSVS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vesuvius insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £20,003.62 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

25.00% of the stock of Vesuvius is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

54.82% of the stock of Vesuvius is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Steel
• Current Symbol: LON:VSVS
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.vesuvius.com
• Phone: 44 20 7822 0000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 11,302
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Vesuvius: GBX 479
• High Price Target: GBX 550
• Low Price Target: GBX 400
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 15.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.77
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: 0.57
• Net Income: £100.45 million
• Net Margins: 2.09%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 3.36%
• Return on Assets: 4.90%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 56.90
• Current Ratio: 2.05
• Quick Ratio: 1.20

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.82 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.62
• Cash Flow: GBX 79.13 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.79
• Book Value: GBX 478.66 per share
• Price / Book: 0.96

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 246,198,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.13 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.13