Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) Shares Pass Below 200-Day Moving Average of $479.41

Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS) shares crossed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 479.41 ($6.10) and traded as low as GBX 467.50 ($5.95). Vesuvius shares last traded at GBX 467.50 ($5.95), with a volume of 208,071 shares.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 460 ($5.86) target price on shares of Vesuvius in a research note on Tuesday, April 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 675 ($8.60) target price on shares of Vesuvius in a research note on Thursday, February 29th. Finally, Berenberg Bank boosted their target price on Vesuvius from GBX 480 ($6.11) to GBX 580 ($7.39) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 5th.

Vesuvius Stock Performance

The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 485.16 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 479.41. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,062.50, 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.

Insider Transactions at Vesuvius

In other news, insider Patrick André sold 66,184 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 484 ($6.16), for a total transaction of £320,330.56 ($407,908.52). Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

About Vesuvius

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.