Victrex plc (VCT)

Sector:

Industrial Chemicals

Index:

FTSE 250

583.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -6.00p
  • 52 Week High: 905.00
  • 52 Week Low: 539.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 87.12m
  • Volume: 367,091
  • Market Cap: £507.93m
  • RiskGrade: 112

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
16-Feb-26 Transfer From James Routh 703.00p 28,331 £199,166.94
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

Largest Deals (365 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
16-Feb-26 Transfer From James Routh 703.00p 28,331 £199,166.94
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

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Ian Melling 29,142 £169,898
James Routh 28,331 £165,170
Dame Vivienne Cox 6,954 £40,542
Janet E Ashdown 3,142 £18,318
Ros Rivaz 1,950 £11,368
Brendan Connolly 1,830 £10,669
David Thomas 1,158 £6,751
Urmi Prasad Richardson 100 £583

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Columbia Threadneedle Investments 11,635,242 £67,833,461
Vidacos Nominees Ltd 10,543,736 £61,469,981
Ameriprise Financial Inc (Group) 10,439,572 £60,862,705
FIL Limited 8,648,185 £50,418,918
FIL Limited 8,501,667 £49,564,719
Norges Bank 7,917,470 £46,158,850
Norges Bank 7,832,000 £45,660,560
BlackRock, Inc. 7,571,396 £44,141,239
Sprucegrove Investment Management 6,798,757 £39,636,753
181 University Avenue, Suite 1300 6,126,714 £35,718,743
The Vanguard Group Inc 4,615,468 £26,908,178
Jupiter Fund Management plc 4,424,016 £25,792,013
Schroders plc 4,361,978 £25,430,332
Schroder Investment Management Ltd 4,354,096 £25,384,380
Fidelity International Ltd 4,321,792 £25,196,047
Brown Capital Management Inc 4,233,280 £24,680,022
M&G Plc 4,217,612 £24,588,678
T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. 3,838,668 £22,379,434
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd 3,252,684 £18,963,148
Franklin Templeton Fund Management Limited 3,098,500 £18,064,255
Troy Asset Management (UK) 3,081,125 £17,962,959
Janus Henderson Group plc 3,068,539 £17,889,582
Invesco Advisors Inc 3,026,711 £17,645,725
Evenlode Investment Management Ltd (UK) 2,956,283 £17,235,130
Citigroup Global Markets Limited (UK) 2,859,335 £16,669,923
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 2,844,486 £16,583,353
Baillie Gifford & Co Ltd 2,659,959 £15,507,561
Allianz Global Investors 2,659,890 £15,507,159
Royal London Asset Management Limited 2,644,048 £15,414,800

* 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 583.00p
Change Today -6.00p
% Change -1.02 %
52 Week High 905.00
52 Week Low 539.00
Volume 367,091
Shares Issued 87.12m
Market Cap £507.93m
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
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 28-May-26 29-Jan-26
Paid 26-Jun-26 27-Feb-26
Amount 13.42p 46.14p

Trades for 11-May-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
17:07 2,000 @ 583.00p
16:35 8 @ 583.00p
16:35 97,675 @ 583.00p
16:35 25 @ 583.00p
16:35 595 @ 583.00p

Victrex plc Key Personnel

CEO James Routh

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