Vesuvius (CKSNF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vesuvius plc is a global engineering company that develops and supplies specialist ceramics, refractories, and related technologies for the processing of molten metals. Its products are designed to help customers control, protect, and monitor molten metal during demanding industrial manufacturing processes.

The company serves the steel, foundry, non-ferrous metals, and other high-temperature industries. Its product portfolio includes flow-control systems, refractory linings and shapes, molten-metal sensors, process-control equipment, robotics, and other consumable products used in steelmaking, casting, and metal treatment.

Vesuvius operates internationally, supporting customers through manufacturing, research and development, sales, and service operations across major industrial regions. The company was formed in 2012 following the demerger of the engineered products division of Cookson Group and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.11 to $4.42
• 50-Day Range: $4.42 to $4.42
• 52-Week Range: $4.42 to $5.69
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 2,600 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 9.86
• Dividend Yield: 3.39%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Vesuvius Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vesuvius scored higher than 19% 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: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Vesuvius has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vesuvius has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vesuvius is 9.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.91.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vesuvius is 9.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 29.66.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vesuvius has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vesuvius has recently increased by 111.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Vesuvius is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.02%, 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 33.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Vesuvius has a news sentiment score of -1.00. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.41 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Vesuvius this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vesuvius insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

49.68% of the stock of Vesuvius is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Steel
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:CKSNF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.vesuvius.com
• Phone: 442078220000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 11,302
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.86
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A