Stock Research: Victrex

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Victrex

LSE:VCT GB0009292243
63
  • Value
    52
  • Growth
    19
  • Safety
    Safety
    96
  • Combined
    61
  • Sentiment
    65
  • 360° View
    360° View
    63
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Company Description

Victrex plc is a UK-based company that manufactures and sells high-performance polymers. It operates in the Sustainable Solutions (energy, industrial, transport, electronics) and Medical (implantable and non-implantable) segments. The company operates in the UK. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $815 million, profits of $180 million, and revenue of $396 million, with 1131 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 45 (better than 45% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Victrex are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four metrics below average for Victrex. The only rank that is above average is the consolidated Safety Rank at 96, which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than those of 96% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the Value, Growth and Sentiment Ranks are all below average. The consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 46, which means that the share price of Victrex is on the high side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 19, which implies that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank is also low at a rank of 43, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 57% of alternative investment opportunities. While Safety is strong, it’s not the most critical indicator, so we suggest proceeding with caution if you are considering this stock. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
52 34 37 35
Growth
19 53 83 7
Safety
Safety
96 98 96 94
Sentiment
65 65 46 47
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63 72 86 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
36 50 34 42
Opinions Change
50 18 11 43
Pro Holdings
n/a 77 80 35
Market Pulse
39 76 56 64
Sentiment
65 65 46 47
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
52 34 37 35
Growth
19 53 83 7
Safety Safety
96 98 96 94
Combined
61 75 92 36
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
32 11 13 13
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
40 43 39 33
Price vs. Book (P/B)
36 34 35 26
Dividend Yield
99 92 80 74
Value
52 34 37 35
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
39 76 67 40
Profit Growth
37 71 75 25
Capital Growth
48 47 58 21
Stock Returns
19 22 61 25
Growth
19 53 83 7
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
79 92 93 95
Refinancing
58 44 36 36
Liquidity
89 100 97 96
Safety Safety
96 98 96 94

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The only above-average rank is Safety. All other ranks (Value, Growth, and Sentiment) are below average. As Safety is the least critical rank, there are few positive facts to support this stock.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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