Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) Stock Keeps “Hold” Rating at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reiterated by stock analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a report released on Friday, Digital Look reports. They currently have a GBX 440 price target on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s target price would indicate a potential downside of 4.39% from the company’s current price.

VSVS has been the subject of a number of other reports. Berenberg Bank increased their price target on Vesuvius from GBX 450 to GBX 550 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Vesuvius from GBX 440 to GBX 400 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Peel Hunt restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 525 target price on shares of Vesuvius in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on Vesuvius from GBX 520 to GBX 480 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vesuvius has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 479.

Vesuvius Stock Performance

Shares of VSVS opened at GBX 460.20 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 56.90, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 2.05. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 392.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 423.79. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.88, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.13. Vesuvius has a 52 week low of GBX 350 and a 52 week high of GBX 507.50.

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported GBX 16.30 EPS for the quarter. Vesuvius had a return on equity of 3.36% and a net margin of 2.09%. Equities analysts forecast that Vesuvius will post 51.3945695 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vesuvius

In related news, insider Patrick André sold 55,936 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 368, for a total transaction of £205,844.48. Also, insider Mark Collis sold 5,306 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 377, for a total value of £20,003.62. Corporate insiders own 25.00% of the company’s stock.

About Vesuvius

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.