Victrex plc (VCT)

Sector:

Industrial Chemicals

Index:

FTSE 250

679.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      7.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,048.00
  • 52 Week Low: 589.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 87.07m
  • Volume: 6,698
  • Market Cap: £591.22m
  • RiskGrade: 112
  • Beta: 0.41

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 £197,874
Dame Vivienne Cox 6,954 £47,218
Janet E Ashdown 3,142 £21,334
Ros Rivaz 1,950 £13,240
Brendan Connolly 1,830 £12,426
David Thomas 1,158 £7,863
Urmi Prasad Richardson 100 £679

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Columbia Threadneedle Investments 11,635,242 £79,003,293
Ameriprise Financial Inc (Group) 11,635,242 £79,003,293
Vidacos Nominees Ltd 10,543,736 £71,591,967
FIL Limited 8,648,185 £58,721,176
FIL Limited 8,501,667 £57,726,319
Norges Bank 7,920,250 £53,778,498
Norges Bank 7,666,942 £52,058,536
BlackRock, Inc. 7,571,396 £51,409,779
M&G Plc 6,928,088 £47,041,718
Sprucegrove Investment Management 6,798,757 £46,163,560
181 University Avenue, Suite 1300 6,126,714 £41,600,388
The Vanguard Group Inc 4,615,468 £31,339,028
Schroders plc 4,361,978 £29,617,831
Schroder Investment Management Ltd 4,354,096 £29,564,312
Fidelity International Ltd 4,321,792 £29,344,968
Brown Capital Management Inc 4,233,280 £28,743,971
T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. 3,838,668 £26,064,556
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd 3,252,684 £22,085,724
Franklin Templeton Fund Management Limited 3,098,500 £21,038,815
Troy Asset Management (UK) 3,081,125 £20,920,839
Janus Henderson Group plc 3,068,539 £20,835,380
Invesco Advisors Inc 3,026,711 £20,551,368
Evenlode Investment Management Ltd (UK) 2,956,283 £20,073,162
Citigroup Global Markets Limited (UK) 2,859,335 £19,414,885
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 2,844,486 £19,314,060
Baillie Gifford & Co Ltd 2,659,959 £18,061,122
Allianz Global Investors 2,659,890 £18,060,653
Royal London Asset Management Limited 2,644,048 £17,953,086

* 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 679.00p
Change Today 7.00p
% Change 1.04 %
52 Week High 1,048.00
52 Week Low 589.00
Volume 6,698
Shares Issued 87.07m
Market Cap £591.22m
Beta 0.41
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 09-Feb-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
08:20 4 @ 682.00p
08:20 1 @ 677.00p
08:20 0 @ 682.00p
08:20 4 @ 682.00p
08:00 0 @ 672.00p

Victrex plc Key Personnel

CEO James Routh

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