Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) Rating Reiterated by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reissued by investment analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report issued on Tuesday, MarketBeat reports. They currently have a GBX 460 ($5.68) price target on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price target would suggest a potential downside of 2.75% from the stock’s previous close.

VSVS has been the topic of several other research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 675 ($8.34) price target on shares of Vesuvius in a research note on Thursday, February 29th. Berenberg Bank boosted their price target on Vesuvius from GBX 480 ($5.93) to GBX 580 ($7.16) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 5th.

Vesuvius Price Performance

Shares of LON VSVS opened at GBX 473 ($5.84) on Tuesday. Vesuvius has a 1-year low of GBX 378.60 ($4.68) and a 1-year high of GBX 504.68 ($6.23). The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 484.01 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 460.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.47, a current ratio of 1.95 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The company has a market capitalization of £1.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,075.00, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.30.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vesuvius

In other news, insider Mark Collis acquired 8,228 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 29th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 484 ($5.98) per share, for a total transaction of £39,823.52 ($49,189.13). In other news, insider Patrick André sold 66,184 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 484 ($5.98), for a total transaction of £320,330.56 ($395,665.22). Also, insider Mark Collis bought 8,228 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 29th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 484 ($5.98) per share, with a total value of £39,823.52 ($49,189.13). 1.34% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Vesuvius

Vesuvius plc provides molten metal flow engineering and technology services to steel and foundry industries worldwide. It operates through Flow Control, Sensor & Probes, and Advanced Refractories segments. The company provides consumables and equipment, which includes binders, coatings, feeding systems, filtration and gating systems, melt shop refractories, metallurgical and pouring control systems, die dressings and coatings, melt treatment products, crucibles, and ceramics for the iron, steel, and nonferrous foundries.