Vesuvius (VSVS)

Sector:

Engineering

Index:

FTSE 250

465.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -2.00p
  • 52 Week High: 504.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 390.80p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 265.25m
  • Volume: 262,973
  • Market Cap: £1,234.73m

Friday broker round-up UPDATE

Date: Friday 01 Aug 2014

LONDON (ShareCast) - AstraZeneca: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 3950p to 4000p staying with its hold recommendation.

Avacta: Numis places both its target price and its buy recommendation under review.

Barclays: Berenberg upgrades from sell to hold with a target price of 220p.

Bodycote: UBS shifts target price from 860p to 865p and maintains a buy recommendation.

Breedon: Berenberg initiates with a target price of 50p and a buy recommendation.

Capita: Credit Suisse lowers target price from 1250p to 1215p and downgrades from outperform to neutral.

Computacenter: Jefferies cuts target price from 720p to 690p retaining a hold recommendation.

CVS Group: Berenberg starts with a target price of 410p and a buy recommendation.

Daily Mail & General Trust: Numis shifts target price from 1180p to 1185p and stays with its buy recommendation.

Diageo: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 1835p to 1540p downgrading from hold to sell.

Dignity: Berenberg initiates with a target price of 1600p and a buy recommendation.

Hikma Pharmaceuticals: Jefferies moves target price from 1600p to 1610p and keeps a hold recommendation.

IMI: Investec places its target price (prev.: 1570p) under review, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.

Informa: Goldman Sachs ups target price from 527p to 550p upgrading from sell to neutral.

Intu Properties: Deutsche Bank moves target price from 270p to 280p and maintains a hold recommendation.

Lancashire Holdings: Credit Suisse reduces target price from 800p to 680p, while leaving its outperform rating unaltered.

Lloyds Banking Group: Deutsche Bank shifts target price from 87p to 89p and keeps a buy recommendation.

Man Group: Panmure Gordon downgrades from buy to hold with a target price of 125p.

Micro Focus: Jefferies raises target price from 420p to 635p, while maintaining an underperform rating.

Next: Berenberg raises target price from 7740p to 8075p maintaining a buy recommendation.

Parkmead: Numis initiates with a target price of 262p and a buy recommendation.

Pennon Group: Credit Suisse moves target price from 645p to 655p and reiterates an underperform rating.

PZ Cussons: Panmure Gordon moves target price from 400p to 410p retaining a buy recommendation.

Randgold Resources: UBS downgrades from buy to neutral with a target price of 5400p. RBC Capital reduces target price from 5300p to 5200p and stays with a neutral rating.

Rightmove: Jefferies reduces target price from 2260p to 2177p keeping a hold recommendation.

Rolls-Royce Group: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 900p to 860p retaining its sell recommendation.

Royal Bank of Scotland: Investec ups target price from 325p to 340p, while downgrading from hold to sell.

Royal Dutch Shell: Jefferies increases target price from 2460p to 2730p upgrading from hold to buy. UBS raises target price from 2300p to 2450p staying with its neutral rating.

RPS Group: Jefferies reduces target price from 385p to 320p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.

Schroders: Jefferies raises target price from 2300p to 2500p and reiterates a hold recommendation. Numis cuts target price from 3087p to 3042p retaining its buy recommendation.

SDL: Jefferies reduces target price from 620p to 480p, while keeping a buy recommendation.

Severn Trent: Credit Suisse increases target price from 1540p to 1730p upgrading to neutral.

Smith & Nephew: Investec downgrades from buy to add with a target price of 1100p.

UBM: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 725p to 680p and retains a hold recommendation.

United Utilities: Credit Suisse raises target price from 680p to 730p, while downgrading to underperform.

Vesuvius: Investec places both its target price (prev.: 465p) and its add rating under review.

Weir Group: Morgan Stanley raises target price from 2440p to 2510p and keeps an equal-weight rating.

Zoopla Property: Jefferies initiates with a target price of 325p and a buy recommendation.

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Vesuvius Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 465.50p
Change Today -2.00p
% Change -0.43 %
52 Week High 504.00p
52 Week Low 390.80p
Volume 262,973
Shares Issued 265.25m
Market Cap £1,234.73m

Vesuvius Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
80.79% above the market average80.79% above the market average80.79% above the market average80.79% above the market average80.79% above the market average
75.76% above the sector average75.76% above the sector average75.76% above the sector average75.76% above the sector average75.76% above the sector average
Price Trend
40.53% above the market average40.53% above the market average40.53% above the market average40.53% above the market average40.53% above the market average
31.43% above the sector average31.43% above the sector average31.43% above the sector average31.43% above the sector average31.43% above the sector average
Income
79.32% above the market average79.32% above the market average79.32% above the market average79.32% above the market average79.32% above the market average
75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average75.00% above the sector average
Growth
50.86% below the market average50.86% below the market average50.86% below the market average50.86% below the market average50.86% below the market average
69.7% below the sector average69.7% below the sector average69.7% below the sector average69.7% below the sector average69.7% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 3
Neutral 3
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 11
buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

Vesuvius Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 18-Apr-24 03-Aug-23
Paid 31-May-24 15-Sep-23
Amount 16.20p 6.80p

Trades for 14-Jun-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
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16:35 144 @ 465.50p

Vesuvius Key Personnel

CEO Patrick André

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