Vesuvius (LON:VSVS) Shares Pass Above 200 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Shares of Vesuvius plc (LON:VSVS) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 406.21 ($5.06) and traded as high as GBX 414.50 ($5.16). Vesuvius shares last traded at GBX 409.92 ($5.10), with a volume of 855,170 shares trading hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Berenberg Bank raised their price target on Vesuvius from GBX 530 ($6.60) to GBX 580 ($7.22) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th.

Vesuvius Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £1.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,051.09, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 39.26, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.57. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 416.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 406.21.

About Vesuvius

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.