Victrex plc (VCT)

Sector:

Industrial Chemicals

Index:

FTSE 250

713.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      5.00p
  • 52 Week High: 743.00
  • 52 Week Low: 539.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 87.12m
  • Volume: 20,342
  • Market Cap: £621.20m
  • 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
17-Dec-25 Sell Ian Melling 645.80p 2,546 £16,442.07

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Ian Melling 29,142 £207,782
James Routh 28,331 £202,000
Dame Vivienne Cox 6,954 £49,582
Janet E Ashdown 3,142 £22,402
Ros Rivaz 1,950 £13,904
Brendan Connolly 1,830 £13,048
Urmi Prasad Richardson 100 £713

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Columbia Threadneedle Investments 11,635,242 £82,959,276
Vidacos Nominees Ltd 10,543,736 £75,176,838
Ameriprise Financial Inc (Group) 10,439,572 £74,434,148
FIL Limited 8,648,185 £61,661,559
FIL Limited 8,501,667 £60,616,886
Norges Bank 7,917,470 £56,451,561
Norges Bank 7,805,557 £55,653,621
BlackRock, Inc. 7,571,396 £53,984,054
Sprucegrove Investment Management 6,798,757 £48,475,137
181 University Avenue, Suite 1300 6,126,714 £43,683,471
The Vanguard Group Inc 4,615,468 £32,908,287
Jupiter Fund Management plc 4,424,016 £31,543,234
Schroders plc 4,361,978 £31,100,903
Schroder Investment Management Ltd 4,354,096 £31,044,704
Fidelity International Ltd 4,321,792 £30,814,377
Brown Capital Management Inc 4,233,280 £30,183,286
M&G Plc 4,217,612 £30,071,574
T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. 3,838,668 £27,369,703
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd 3,252,684 £23,191,637
Franklin Templeton Fund Management Limited 3,098,500 £22,092,305
Troy Asset Management (UK) 3,081,125 £21,968,421
Janus Henderson Group plc 3,068,539 £21,878,683
Invesco Advisors Inc 3,026,711 £21,580,449
Evenlode Investment Management Ltd (UK) 2,956,283 £21,078,298
Citigroup Global Markets Limited (UK) 2,859,335 £20,387,059
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 2,844,486 £20,281,185
Baillie Gifford & Co Ltd 2,659,959 £18,965,508
Allianz Global Investors 2,659,890 £18,965,016
Royal London Asset Management Limited 2,644,048 £18,852,062

* 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 713.00p
Change Today 5.00p
% Change 0.71 %
52 Week High 743.00
52 Week Low 539.00
Volume 20,342
Shares Issued 87.12m
Market Cap £621.20m
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 3
Neutral 6
Sell 1
Strong Sell 1
Total 13
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 14-Jul-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
08:48 682 @ 711.65p
08:46 290 @ 713.00p
08:46 523 @ 714.24p
08:45 2 @ 717.00p
08:44 8 @ 717.00p

Victrex plc Key Personnel

CEO James Routh

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