Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) Insider Mark Collis Sells 320 Shares

Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVSGet Free Report) insider Mark Collis sold 320 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 434, for a total transaction of £1,388.80.

Vesuvius Price Performance

LON:VSVS traded down GBX 0.60 on Wednesday, hitting GBX 441.20. The company had a trading volume of 53,695 shares, compared to its average volume of 896,611. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 453.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 404.81. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.04, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a current ratio of 2.27, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 57.19. Vesuvius plc has a 52 week low of GBX 310.80 and a 52 week high of GBX 507.50.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Berenberg Bank lifted their price objective on shares of Vesuvius from GBX 430 to GBX 460 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 470 target price on shares of Vesuvius in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Vesuvius from GBX 340 to GBX 390 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Vesuvius from GBX 500 to GBX 550 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 467.50.

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Vesuvius Company Profile

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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.

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