Vesuvius’ (VSVS) “Buy” Rating Reiterated at Peel Hunt

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS)‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by investment analysts at Peel Hunt in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday,London Stock Exchange reports. They currently have a GBX 470 price objective on the stock. Peel Hunt’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 22.97% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on VSVS. Berenberg Bank dropped their price objective on shares of Vesuvius from GBX 470 to GBX 430 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Vesuvius from GBX 330 to GBX 350 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 416.67.

Vesuvius Trading Up 2.2%

Shares of Vesuvius stock traded up GBX 8.40 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching GBX 382.20. 287,659 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 738,521. Vesuvius has a 52-week low of GBX 310.80 and a 52-week high of GBX 445.50. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 374.10 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 369.70. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 41.62. The firm has a market capitalization of £933.79 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.20.

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.