Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) Share Price Passes Below 200-Day Moving Average of $482.16

Shares of Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS) passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 482.16 ($6.10) and traded as low as GBX 464 ($5.87). Vesuvius shares last traded at GBX 466 ($5.89), with a volume of 291,665 shares changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 490 ($6.20) price objective on shares of Vesuvius in a research report on Wednesday. Berenberg Bank increased their price target on Vesuvius from GBX 480 ($6.07) to GBX 580 ($7.34) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 5th.

Vesuvius Stock Up 0.9 %

The firm has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 482.34 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 481.90. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,051.14, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.47, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.95.

Vesuvius Company Profile

Vesuvius plc provides molten metal flow engineering and technology services to steel and foundry casting 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.