Victrex plc (VCT)

Sector:

Industrial Chemicals

Index:

FTSE 250

588.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -1.00p
  • 52 Week High: 905.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 539.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 87.12m
  • Volume: 217,053
  • Market Cap: £512.29m
  • RiskGrade: 112

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
16-Feb-26 Transfer From James Routh 703.00p 28,331 £199,166.94
17-Dec-25 Buy Ian Melling 643.00p 3,500 £22,505.00
17-Dec-25 Sell Ian Melling 645.80p 2,546 £16,442.07
17-Dec-25 Exercise of option Ian Melling 0.000p 5,396 £0.00
17-Dec-25 Buy Ian Melling 643.00p 3,500 £22,505.00

Largest Deals (365 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
16-Feb-26 Transfer From James Routh 703.00p 28,331 £199,166.94
12-Dec-25 Exercise of option Jakob Sigurdsson 648.22p 29,297 £189,908.25
17-Dec-25 Buy Ian Melling 643.00p 3,500 £22,505.00
17-Dec-25 Buy Ian Melling 643.00p 3,500 £22,505.00
08-Jul-25 Buy Dame Vivienne Cox 721.00p 2,747 £19,805.87

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Ian Melling 29,142 £171,355
James Routh 28,331 £166,586
Dame Vivienne Cox 6,954 £40,890
Janet E Ashdown 3,142 £18,475
Ros Rivaz 1,950 £11,466
Brendan Connolly 1,830 £10,760
David Thomas 1,158 £6,809
Urmi Prasad Richardson 100 £588

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Columbia Threadneedle Investments 11,635,242 £68,415,223
Vidacos Nominees Ltd 10,543,736 £61,997,168
Ameriprise Financial Inc (Group) 10,439,572 £61,384,683
FIL Limited 8,648,185 £50,851,328
FIL Limited 8,501,667 £49,989,802
Norges Bank 7,917,470 £46,554,724
Norges Bank 7,832,000 £46,052,160
BlackRock, Inc. 7,571,396 £44,519,808
Sprucegrove Investment Management 6,798,757 £39,976,691
181 University Avenue, Suite 1300 6,126,714 £36,025,078
The Vanguard Group Inc 4,615,468 £27,138,952
Jupiter Fund Management plc 4,424,016 £26,013,214
Schroders plc 4,361,978 £25,648,431
Schroder Investment Management Ltd 4,354,096 £25,602,084
Fidelity International Ltd 4,321,792 £25,412,137
Brown Capital Management Inc 4,233,280 £24,891,686
M&G Plc 4,217,612 £24,799,559
T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. 3,838,668 £22,571,368
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd 3,252,684 £19,125,782
Franklin Templeton Fund Management Limited 3,098,500 £18,219,180
Troy Asset Management (UK) 3,081,125 £18,117,015
Janus Henderson Group plc 3,068,539 £18,043,009
Invesco Advisors Inc 3,026,711 £17,797,061
Evenlode Investment Management Ltd (UK) 2,956,283 £17,382,944
Citigroup Global Markets Limited (UK) 2,859,335 £16,812,890
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 2,844,486 £16,725,578
Baillie Gifford & Co Ltd 2,659,959 £15,640,559
Allianz Global Investors 2,659,890 £15,640,153
Royal London Asset Management Limited 2,644,048 £15,547,002

* Value is calculated by using the current share price multiplied by the amount held.
** Major Shareholders are individuals or institutions that own more than 3% of the company’s shares and have been reported in the annual accounts.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

 

Victrex plc Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 588.00p
Change Today -1.00p
% Change -0.17 %
52 Week High 905.00p
52 Week Low 539.00p
Volume 217,053
Shares Issued 87.12m
Market Cap £512.29m
RiskGrade 112

Victrex plc Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
81.95% above the market average81.95% above the market average81.95% above the market average81.95% above the market average81.95% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Price Trend
72.84% below the market average72.84% below the market average72.84% below the market average72.84% below the market average72.84% below the market average
42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average42.86% below the sector average
Income
89.66% above the market average89.66% above the market average89.66% above the market average89.66% above the market average89.66% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Growth
96.83% below the market average96.83% below the market average96.83% below the market average96.83% below the market average96.83% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 2
Neutral 6
Sell 1
Strong Sell 1
Total 12
neutral
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

Victrex plc Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 28-May-26 29-Jan-26
Paid 26-Jun-26 27-Feb-26
Amount 13.42p 46.14p

Trades for 11-May-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
14:06 16 @ 588.00p
14:06 167 @ 588.00p
14:06 74 @ 588.00p
14:06 74 @ 589.00p
14:06 74 @ 588.00p

Victrex plc Key Personnel

CEO James Routh

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