Patrick André Sells 156,406 Shares of Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS) Stock

Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS) insider Patrick André sold 156,406 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 390 ($5.07), for a total value of £609,983.40 ($793,525.95).

Vesuvius Stock Down 0.4 %

VSVS stock opened at GBX 394.50 ($5.13) on Thursday. Vesuvius plc has a one year low of GBX 349 ($4.54) and a one year high of GBX 509 ($6.62). The stock has a market capitalization of £1.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.20, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 405.27 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 399.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 41.62, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.57.

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) last released its earnings results on Friday, March 7th. The company reported GBX 43.30 ($0.56) EPS for the quarter. Vesuvius had a return on equity of 8.49% and a net margin of 5.56%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Vesuvius plc will post 51.3945695 EPS for the current year.

Vesuvius Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 24th will be issued a dividend of GBX 16.40 ($0.21) per share. This is a positive change from Vesuvius’s previous dividend of $7.10. This represents a dividend yield of 4.14%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 24th. Vesuvius’s dividend payout ratio is presently 59.48%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Berenberg Bank lifted their price objective on Vesuvius from GBX 530 ($6.89) to GBX 580 ($7.55) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th.

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.