Vesuvius’ (VSVS) Buy Rating Reiterated at Jefferies Financial Group

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS)‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by investment analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a report released on Thursday,Digital Look reports. They currently have a GBX 545 price objective on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price target points to a potential upside of 19.00% from the stock’s previous close.

Vesuvius Stock Performance

LON:VSVS opened at GBX 458 on Thursday. Vesuvius has a 1 year low of GBX 322.53 and a 1 year high of GBX 507.50. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 429.71 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 426.03. The company has a current ratio of 2.35, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 57.10. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.15.

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported GBX 34.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Vesuvius had a net margin of 2.88% and a return on equity of 4.75%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vesuvius will post 51.3945695 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, 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 value of £1,388.80. 25.13% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Vesuvius Company Profile

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.