Victrex plc (VCT)

Sector:

Industrial Chemicals

Index:

FTSE 250

696.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -7.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,048.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 589.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 87.07m
  • Volume: 266,822
  • Market Cap: £606.03m
  • RiskGrade: 112
  • Beta: 0.46

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
17-Dec-25 Buy Ian Melling 643.00p 3,500 £22,505.00
17-Dec-25 Sell Ian Melling 645.80p 2,546 £16,442.07
17-Dec-25 Exercise of option Ian Melling 0.000p 5,396 £0.00
17-Dec-25 Buy Ian Melling 643.00p 3,500 £22,505.00
12-Dec-25 Exercise of option Jakob Sigurdsson 648.22p 29,297 £189,908.25

Largest Deals (365 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
12-Dec-25 Exercise of option Jakob Sigurdsson 648.22p 29,297 £189,908.25
17-Dec-25 Buy Ian Melling 643.00p 3,500 £22,505.00
17-Dec-25 Buy Ian Melling 643.00p 3,500 £22,505.00
08-Jul-25 Buy Dame Vivienne Cox 721.00p 2,747 £19,805.87
17-Dec-25 Sell Ian Melling 645.80p 2,546 £16,442.07

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Ian Melling 29,142 £202,828
Dame Vivienne Cox 6,954 £48,400
Janet E Ashdown 3,142 £21,868
Ros Rivaz 1,950 £13,572
Brendan Connolly 1,830 £12,737
David Thomas 1,158 £8,060
Urmi Prasad Richardson 100 £696

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Columbia Threadneedle Investments 11,635,242 £80,981,284
Ameriprise Financial Inc (Group) 11,635,242 £80,981,284
Vidacos Nominees Ltd 10,543,736 £73,384,403
FIL Limited 8,648,185 £60,191,368
FIL Limited 8,501,667 £59,171,602
Norges Bank 7,920,250 £55,124,940
Norges Bank 7,666,942 £53,361,916
BlackRock, Inc. 7,571,396 £52,696,916
M&G Plc 6,928,088 £48,219,492
Sprucegrove Investment Management 6,798,757 £47,319,349
181 University Avenue, Suite 1300 6,126,714 £42,641,929
The Vanguard Group Inc 4,615,468 £32,123,657
Schroders plc 4,361,978 £30,359,367
Schroder Investment Management Ltd 4,354,096 £30,304,508
Fidelity International Ltd 4,321,792 £30,079,672
Brown Capital Management Inc 4,233,280 £29,463,629
T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. 3,838,668 £26,717,129
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd 3,252,684 £22,638,681
Franklin Templeton Fund Management Limited 3,098,500 £21,565,560
Troy Asset Management (UK) 3,081,125 £21,444,630
Janus Henderson Group plc 3,068,539 £21,357,031
Invesco Advisors Inc 3,026,711 £21,065,909
Evenlode Investment Management Ltd (UK) 2,956,283 £20,575,730
Citigroup Global Markets Limited (UK) 2,859,335 £19,900,972
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 2,844,486 £19,797,623
Baillie Gifford & Co Ltd 2,659,959 £18,513,315
Allianz Global Investors 2,659,890 £18,512,834
Royal London Asset Management Limited 2,644,048 £18,402,574

* Value is calculated by using the current share price multiplied by the amount held.
** Major Shareholders are individuals or institutions that own more than 3% of the company’s shares and have been reported in the annual accounts.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

 

Victrex plc Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 696.00p
Change Today -7.00p
% Change -1.00 %
52 Week High 1,048.00p
52 Week Low 589.00p
Volume 266,822
Shares Issued 87.07m
Market Cap £606.03m
Beta 0.46
RiskGrade 112

Victrex plc Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
81.95% above the market average81.95% above the market average81.95% above the market average81.95% above the market average81.95% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Price Trend
72.84% below the market average72.84% below the market average72.84% below the market average72.84% below the market average72.84% below the market average
42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average
Income
89.66% above the market average89.66% above the market average89.66% above the market average89.66% above the market average89.66% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Growth
96.83% below the market average96.83% below the market average96.83% below the market average96.83% below the market average96.83% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 2
Neutral 6
Sell 1
Strong Sell 1
Total 12
neutral
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

Victrex plc Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 29-Jan-26 29-May-25
Paid 27-Feb-26 27-Jun-25
Amount 46.14p 13.42p

Trades for 05-Feb-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:51 2,511 @ 693.89p
16:35 84,684 @ 696.00p
16:35 228 @ 696.00p
16:35 346 @ 696.00p
16:35 352 @ 696.00p

Victrex plc Key Personnel

CEO James Routh

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