Vesuvius (VSVS)

Sector:

Engineering

Index:

FTSE 250

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

Vesuvius hit by JPMorgan downgrade on weak US steel output

Date: Wednesday 15 Apr 2015

LONDON (ShareCast) - Shares in metal flow engineering group Vesuvius dropped sharply on Wednesday after analysts at JPMorgan Cazenove lowered their stance on the stock from 'overweight' to 'neutral'.
The bank said weak steel production in the States has prompted it to cut forecasts for Vesuvius's earnings per share this year by 7% to 34.3p.

After a strong share-price performance over the past 12 months - up around 15% compared with the sector-average of under 10% - the stock is now trading in line with its reduced target price of 510p, lowered from 531p previously.

The pace of decline in US steel production has increased in recent weeks, JPMorgan said, from -4% in the January and February combined to -11% in March and -14% in April.

The bank doesn't expect a significant bounce in the near term given slowing economic growth and weakness in spending from the oil and gas and agricultural equipments industries.

However, the bank said: "While the recent weakness in US steel production has prompted a reduction in our forecasts, we still expect self-help to continue to drive improvements in productivity over the next couple of years."

As such, the downgrade to the 2016 EPS estimate is a more modest 4% to 38.4p.

The stock was 5.5% lower at 473p by 09:55.

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Vesuvius Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 465.50p
Change Today -2.00p
% Change -0.43 %
52 Week High 504.00
52 Week Low 390.80
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
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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
16:35 81,049 @ 465.50p
16:35 1 @ 465.50p
16:35 528 @ 465.50p
16:35 1,759 @ 465.50p
16:35 144 @ 465.50p

Vesuvius Key Personnel

CEO Patrick André

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