Vesuvius PLC (VSVS)
London Stock Exchange · UK · prices in GBX · close of 27 Oct 2026
Key indicators
| Last close | GBX 461.00 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | 356.00 – 507.50 |
| Return, 1 month / 3 months | +23.7% / +19.2% |
| Return, 1 year / 3 years | +28.5% / +36.6% |
| Trend | Uptrend |
| RSI (14) | 62 |
| Volatility (1 year) | 38.6% |
| Worst drawdown (1 year) | -25.0% |
| Average daily value traded | 295.86M GBX |
| Dividend yield | 5.1% |
Market X-Ray price-based
Five-year price chart navy: price · brown: 200-day average
About the company
Vesuvius is an engineering company based in the United Kingdom that supplies consumable products and services to the steel and foundry industries. Its main business covers refractory materials and ceramics used to line furnaces and control the flow of molten metal, along with foundry consumables and technical services. Customers are steelmakers, foundries and other heavy industrial processors around the world who rely on these products to keep their melting and casting operations running.
On this site Vesuvius PLC appears as a stock on the London Stock Exchange (UK), code VSVS, with prices in pence sterling (GBX). Our dividend records, which start in 2019, show payments in 8 different calendar years. The Market X-Ray on this page is price-based and compares it with other stocks on the same exchange; it does not measure how healthy the business is.
Summary
Vesuvius PLC (VSVS) trades on the London Stock Exchange in UK. It last closed at GBX 461.00 on 27 October 2026.
Its price-based Market X-Ray is 66 out of 100 (a fair price profile), ranking 870 of 3,788 stocks on this exchange. The score describes how the stock has traded: trend, momentum, risk, liquidity and dividends, each ranked against the other stocks on its own exchange. It does not measure how healthy or cheap the business is.
Over the last year the price rose 28.5% and over the last three months it rose 19.2%. Returns are price returns, dividends not included.
Fundamental measures (valuation, growth, financial health) are not shown: we do not yet hold financial statements for this market.
The five lenses in numbers each metric is ranked against the other stocks on London Stock Exchange
| Lens and metric | Value | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trend | 61 · Fair | Mixed trend against its averages. | |
| Above 200-day average | 9.7% | ||
| From 52-week high | -8.4% | ||
| Momentum | 70 · Fair | Typical recent returns for this exchange. | |
| 3-month return | 19.2% | ||
| 6-month return | 10.5% | ||
| 12-month return, skipping the last month | 3.9% | ||
| Stability (higher is calmer) | 52 · Fair | Typical risk for this exchange. | |
| Volatility, 1 year (lower is calmer) | 38.6% | ||
| Worst drawdown, 1 year (smaller is calmer) | -25.0% | ||
| Liquidity | 94 · Strong | Trades actively. | |
| Average daily value traded | 295.86M GBX | ||
| Zero-volume days | 0.0% | ||
| Income | 59 · Fair | Dividend is typical for this exchange. | |
| Dividend yield | 5.1% | ||
| Years with dividends | 5 |
Strengths
- Liquidity: Trades actively.
Weak spots
No lens is weak against its exchange.
Returns
| 1 week | −0.6% |
|---|---|
| 1 month | +23.7% |
| 3 months | +19.2% |
| 6 months | +10.5% |
| 1 year | +28.5% |
| 3 years | +36.6% |
| 5 years | +30.0% |
Signals
| 50-day / 200-day average | 408.99 / 420.19 |
|---|---|
| Golden / death cross (60 days) | Death, 40 days ago |
| New 52-week high | No |
| Bullish RSI divergence | No |
| Average daily range (ATR) | 14.77 |
Technical summary
Recent dividends
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2026 | GBP 0.0710 |
| 28 May 2026 | GBP 0.1650 |
| 14 Aug 2025 | GBP 0.0710 |
| 24 Apr 2025 | GBP 0.1640 |
| 8 Aug 2024 | GBP 0.0710 |
| 18 Apr 2024 | GBP 0.1620 |
How to read this report
Every number comes from end-of-day prices and dividends. The Market X-Ray describes how the stock has traded, ranked against the other stocks on London Stock Exchange; it does not measure how healthy or cheap the business is. The fundamental X-Ray (financial health, valuation, growth) needs financial statements, which we hold today for US stocks. See the methodology page. Educational only, not financial advice.