Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) Stock Crosses Below 200 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS)’s share price crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 407.74 and traded as low as GBX 393.20. Vesuvius shares last traded at GBX 394, with a volume of 366,686 shares.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Vesuvius from GBX 340 to GBX 390 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 467.50.

Vesuvius Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of £962.62 million, a P/E ratio of 14.33, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 57.10, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 453.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 407.93.

Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported GBX 34.20 EPS for the quarter. Vesuvius had a net margin of 2.88% and a return on equity of 4.75%. On average, analysts forecast that Vesuvius plc will post 51.3945695 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Vesuvius

In other news, insider Mark Collis sold 320 shares of the firm’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 transaction of £1,388.80. Company insiders own 25.13% of the company’s stock.

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.