Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) Shares Pass Below 200-Day Moving Average of $482.16

Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS) shares 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.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VSVS has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank raised their price target on Vesuvius from GBX 480 ($6.07) to GBX 580 ($7.34) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 460 ($5.82) price target on shares of Vesuvius in a report on Tuesday, April 23rd.

Vesuvius Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 1.95, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.47. The firm has a market cap of £1.24 billion, a PE ratio of 1,059.09, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.29. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 482.82 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 482.16.

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.