Insider Chris O’Shea sold 60,000 shares of Vesuvius Plc stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th.
Vesuvius Plc‘s stock had its “equal weight” rating restated by equities researchers at Morgan Stanley in a research report issued on Tuesday, Market Beat Ratings reports.
In other Vesuvius Plc news, insider Chris O’Shea sold 60,000 shares of Vesuvius Plc stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 456 ($7.09), for a total transaction of £273,600 ($425,637.83).
Vesuvius Plc opened at 408.8000 on Tuesday. Vesuvius Plc has a 1-year low of GBX 386.60 and a 1-year high of GBX 530.00. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 431.13 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 455.58. The company’s market cap is £1.11 billion.
A number of other firms have also recently commented on VSVS. Analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Vesuvius Plc from GBX 510 ($7.93) to GBX 493 ($7.67) and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Analysts at Investec reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 430 ($6.69) price target on shares of Vesuvius Plc in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Analysts at Panmure Gordon reiterated a “sell” rating and set a GBX 350 ($5.44) price target on shares of Vesuvius Plc in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Analysts at Numis Securities Ltd upgraded shares of Vesuvius Plc to an “add” rating and set a GBX 475 ($7.39) price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Finally, analysts at Citigroup Inc. reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 450 ($7.00) price target on shares of Vesuvius Plc in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. The company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 457 ($7.11).