Victrex plc

(VCT)
Sector: Chemicals
847.00p
-12.00p -1.40
Last updated: 16:57:19

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Today's buy and sell prices

The price at which you can buy a share or investment. It is usually higher than the bid (sell) price. It’s the price you are being offered. Offer 862.00p
The price at which you can sell a share or investment. It is lower than the offer (buy) price. Bid 825.00p
The difference between the bid and offer prices expressed as a percentage. When you buy shares you pay a higher price than you get when you sell them. The difference between these prices is the profit made by the market maker who puts the deals together. Spread 4.29

Today's trading

Range The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. 839.00p-857.57p
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Volume 81,989.00
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Today's open 853.00p
At the end of the trading day there is an official closing price for every share. The previous session’s close is used as the base to calculate the following day’s price changes. Previous close 847.00p

Yearly summary

The highest and lowest prices the shares have traded at over a rolling 52-week period. It gives you a good indication of how the share price is performing now relative to its recent past performance. 52wk range 839.00p-1,566.00p

Fundamentals and health

A measure of the company's worth on the stock market. We display the previous closing share price multiplied by the number of shares in issue. Market capitalisation £737.19
The number of shares a company has in circulation, in millions. Shares in issue 87.03
The main valuation used by investors and a way of gauging whether a company's share price is cheap or expensive compared to competitors. You get PE by dividing the share price by the earnings per share (EPS). Our figure is last basic unadjusted - reported - annual EPS / current share price x 100. Companies also quote adjusted EPS figures to remove the effect of one-off exceptional figures from the profit figures. There is debate among investors as to whether this should be used. We use basic EPS – the purest figure. PE ratio 18.1
PEG ratio n/a
An important ratio for showing how much profit after tax and other deductions (net profit) is actually being earned per share. You divide the net profit by the number of shares in issue. Expressed in pence per share. Looking at whether the EPS is rising or falling over time is one of the most important indicators of whether a company is really making money for its shareholders. Our figure is undiluted, meaning it is not adjusted for exceptional costs. EPS 70.90p
Earnings per share growth illustrates the growth of earning per share over the last two reporting periods. It helps investors identify stocks that are increasing or decreasing in profitability. A minus sign indicates negative growth. EPS growth -18
Return on capital employed measures a company's profitability in relation to how much capital is invested in the business. Generally, the higher the figure the better but with all these ratios it is best to compare companies from the same sector. A high double digit figure may mean a company has an advantage over its competitors because of a unique product but an oil company, for example, will have higher capital outlay than an online retailer. Our formula: [Pre-tax profit / (total assets – short-term liabilities)] * 100 ROCE 12.69
Also known as the acid test ratio, it's a quick guide to how well a company can pay its short-term debts. Above 1 is considered healthy. A ratio of 1.5 would mean the company has £1.50 of liquid (accessible) assets to cover each £1 of debt (current liabilities). Formula: Current assets minus inventory / current liabilities. Quick ratio 1.84
Indicates whether a company can convert assets into cash to pay its debts within the next 12 months. It is calculated as current assets / current liabilities for the same period but will display as '0' for companies such as banks that don't distinguish between short and long-term liabilities. Current ratio 4.78
The amount of money a company paid to a shareholder for each share they own over the past 12 months, expressed in pence. Total dividends per share 59.56p
The dividends paid per share over the past 12 months (interim plus final) as a percentage of the share price. Our figure includes recurring special dividends. Dividend yield 4.2
The number of times the dividend could have been paid out from net profits. It is a good indicator of the company's ability to pay the dividend and its level of generosity. Formula: earnings per share / dividends per share. More than 2 is considered healthy, less than 1.5 may hint that a dividend is at risk of being cut. Dividend cover 1.3
Dividend per share growth n/a

Victrex plc Fundamentals

Victrex is an innovative world leader in high-performance polymer solutions and the number 1 PEEK experts (PEEK - polyetheretherketone - is a high performance polymer, typically used to replace metal in demanding applications across a range of industries). Every day, millions of people rely on products or applications which contain our sustainable polymers, from smartphones, aeroplanes and cars to oil & gas operations and medical devices. With over 40 years' experience and with global megatrends such as CO2 reduction and lightweighting supporting our sustainable products, we are moving beyond the polymer into semi-finished and finished products which shape future performance for our customers and our markets, bring environmental and societal benefits, and drive value for our shareholders.

Victrex plc Regulatory news

Date Time Headline Source
31/10/2024 12:25 Total Voting Rights RNS
14/10/2024 15:09 Holding(s) in Company RNS
30/09/2024 13:44 Total Voting Rights RNS
27/09/2024 09:22 Holding(s) in Company RNS
24/09/2024 11:24 Director/PDMR Shareholding RNS
17/09/2024 14:00 US FDA approval: Total Knee Study RNS
12/09/2024 11:18 Director/PDMR Shareholding RNS
03/09/2024 16:20 Holding(s) in Company RNS
30/08/2024 15:44 Director/PDMR Shareholding RNS
30/08/2024 09:16 Total Voting Rights RNS

Victrex plc Latest trades

Latest trades

Date Time Price Amount Value Type Buy / sell
08/11/2024 16:35:01 847p 31,116 £263,552.52 PC Sell
08/11/2024 16:35:01 847p 263 £2,227.61 Unknown
08/11/2024 16:35:01 847p 86 £728.42 Unknown
08/11/2024 16:35:01 847p 109 £923.23 Unknown
08/11/2024 16:35:01 847p 287 £2,430.89 Unknown

Analysis

Buy Sell Unknown
Quantity 222 292 111
Volume 26,024 55,663 31,418
Value £220,732 £471,968 £266,116

Victrex plc Director dealings

Trade date Director Volume / Price Trade value Trade type
24/09/2024 Jane Toogood 508 @ 937.00p £4,759.96 Buy
12/09/2024 Janet E Ashdown 2,103 @ 951.00p £19,999.53 Buy
30/08/2024 Jakob Sigurdsson 2,000 @ 1,037.00p £20,740.00 Buy
05/08/2024 Ros Rivaz 1,950 @ 1,020.20p £19,893.90 Buy
02/08/2024 Dame Vivienne Cox 1,817 @ 1,090.00p £19,805.30 Buy
01/08/2024 Jakob Sigurdsson 9,000 @ 1,089.60p £98,064.00 Buy
05/07/2024 Jakob Sigurdsson 3,000 @ 1,188.69p £35,660.70 Buy
31/05/2024 Jakob Sigurdsson 3,000 @ 1,259.42p £37,782.60 Buy
15/05/2024 Ian Melling 1,500 @ 1,301.70p £19,525.50 Buy
14/05/2024 Jakob Sigurdsson 3,000 @ 1,311.80p £39,354.00 Buy

Victrex plc Broker views

Date Broker Recomm. Old target price New target price Notes
28/08/2024 Berenberg Bank hold 1,491.00p 1,290.00p reiteration
03/04/2024 JP Morgan Cazenove overweight 1,750.00p 1,680.00p reiteration
23/01/2024 Berenberg Bank hold 2,090.00p 1,680.00p downgrade
18/07/2023 Barclays overweight 2,090.00p 1,880.00p reiteration
15/06/2023 JP Morgan Cazenove overweight 2,050.00p 1,750.00p reiteration
13/06/2023 Barclays overweight 2,280.00p 2,090.00p reiteration
07/06/2023 Berenberg Bank hold 2,000.00p 1,750.00p reiteration
23/05/2023 Jefferies hold 1,900.00p 1,590.00p reiteration
21/04/2023 Barclays overweight 2,310.00p 2,280.00p reiteration
07/02/2023 Barclays overweight 2,190.00p 2,310.00p reiteration
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