1 insider bought €6.4M of shares over the last 90 days, the latest filed 16 Oct 2026.
Every trade that managers of Vicat S.A. disclose to AMF is tracked on this page. The company sits in the Construction sector and is based in Paris, France. It was founded in 1900. Between 18 October 2025 and 18 October 2026, 3 insiders published 60 filings.
On the market, 3 insiders bought (59 purchases totalling €18.1M) while 1 insider sold (1 sale totalling €34k). Netting one side against the other leaves €18.1M of net buying. A purchase on the market is a deliberate choice to commit personal money, which is why it draws more attention than a grant. Those buying include 3 chief executives. One trade stands out by size: a purchase of €872k from Guy SIDOS, disclosed on 22 April 2026, or 0.030% of market capitalisation.
Compared with its exchange (315 companies, median 6 filings), a count of 60 filings is above the norm. Since 2021, the database holds 166 purchases and 1 sale by insiders of the company.
Within a 30-day window, 13 purchases overlapped with buying by a second insider. Purchases made close together by different insiders form what is called a cluster. The last insider purchase was made public on 16 October 2026, 1 day ago. Between a trade and the moment it shows up on AMF, the median delay is 1 day. For comparison, MAR article 19 gives managers three business days to notify a trade.
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: Lennar Corp /NEW/. Source: insider filings from AMF. Past trades are no guide to future returns.
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Analysts rate Vicat S.A. Strong Buy (bullish), based on 4 analysts. Average price target: €84.75.
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Vicat S.A. is a leading French industrial group in construction materials, with a core business focused on cement, ready-mixed concrete, aggregates and, more broadly, products and services for the building and civil engineering industries. The company is vertically integrated across the value chain, from cement production to concrete and aggregates supply, which supports operational control, customer proximity and industrial resilience. Cement remains its historical and strategic core business, and it continues to account for a significant share of the group’s profitability and investment priorities.
Vicat’s origins are closely linked to Louis Vicat, who invented modern artificial cement in 1817. The group presents itself as a French family-owned business with a history spanning 165 years, combining deep industrial roots with a long-standing technical heritage. This historical lineage is one of Vicat’s defining features and underpins its credibility in a sector where know-how, process discipline and asset intensity matter greatly.
From an operating standpoint, Vicat’s business model is built around three main activities: cement, ready-mixed concrete and aggregates. In addition, the group offers complementary businesses in certain markets, including precast concrete products, transport services and bag manufacturing. These adjacencies reinforce the group’s integrated approach and help secure supply for downstream construction activities. Vicat serves a diversified customer base that includes large construction and public works contractors, housebuilders, farmers, tradesmen and private individuals, depending on the geography and product line.
Vicat has an international footprint spanning six regions and twelve countries, giving it a balanced exposure to mature and emerging markets. France is its historic home market and remains a major contributor, with five cement plants, two grinding plants, numerous batching plants and several aggregates quarries. Beyond France, the group operates in Europe, Turkey, West Africa, India, Kazakhstan, Egypt, the United States and Brazil. This geographic diversification helps smooth cyclical fluctuations in construction demand and supports long-term growth opportunities.
Notable recent developments highlight Vicat’s strategic focus on industrial expansion and portfolio optimization, including investments in growth markets and development in construction chemicals. The group also emphasizes its commitment to low-carbon materials and industrial efficiency. For investors, Vicat stands out as a long-established, internationally diversified construction materials company with strong technical heritage, solid vertical integration and a mix of defensive characteristics and selective growth drivers.
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Over the last 90 days, 20 filings published between 27 July and 16 October 2026: 20 open-market purchases by insiders for €6.4M. Largest amounts: Jacques MERCERON-VICAT (Président), purchases of €6.4M.
Recent news
In an article dated 25 September 2026, Zonebourse Suisse reported: "Vicat : Dispense de prélèvement forfaitaire non libératoire 2027" (headline in French), the same day as the share purchase by Jacques MERCERON-VICAT (€396k).
Headlines quoted as published, with source and date. The gap to insider purchases is computed from the filings and implies no link between the article and the purchase. Summary written automatically from public filings, without human review. General information, identical for every reader: it is not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell. Investing involves a risk of capital loss. Generated on 17 October 2026 (UTC)
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