Compare Stocks: EXP and VMC

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
EXP Eagle Materials	$200.45 +0.8%	$213.07	$171.99 ▼ $245.53	$6.15B	1.38	458,658 shs	291,986 shs
VMC Vulcan Materials	$273.79 -0.1%	$287.90	$252.35 ▼ $331.09	$35.48B	1.06	1.16 million shs	874,820 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
EXP Eagle Materials	-2.37%	-0.76%	-6.46%	-7.21%	-15.76%
VMC Vulcan Materials	-0.66%	+0.70%	-2.20%	-0.69%	-5.70%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
EXP Eagle Materials	$200.45 +0.8%	$213.07	$171.99 ▼ $245.53	$6.15B	1.38	458,658 shs	291,986 shs
VMC Vulcan Materials	$273.79 -0.1%	$287.90	$252.35 ▼ $331.09	$35.48B	1.06	1.16 million shs	874,820 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
EXP Eagle Materials	-2.37%	-0.76%	-6.46%	-7.21%	-15.76%
VMC Vulcan Materials	-0.66%	+0.70%	-2.20%	-0.69%	-5.70%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
EXP Eagle Materials	2.10	Hold	$223.67	11.58% Upside
VMC Vulcan Materials	2.63	Moderate Buy	$328.64	20.03% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest EXP and VMC Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/25/2026	VMC Vulcan Materials	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$330.00
8/24/2026	EXP Eagle Materials	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$220.00
8/24/2026	EXP Eagle Materials	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold
8/24/2026	VMC Vulcan Materials	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
8/10/2026	EXP Eagle Materials	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$240.00 ➝ $232.00
7/30/2026	EXP Eagle Materials	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$225.00 ➝ $230.00
7/30/2026	EXP Eagle Materials	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$240.00 ➝ $231.00
7/30/2026	VMC Vulcan Materials	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Buy	$355.00 ➝ $350.00
7/30/2026	VMC Vulcan Materials	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Sector Perform	$293.00 ➝ $300.00
7/27/2026	EXP Eagle Materials	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
7/15/2026	VMC Vulcan Materials	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform

(Data available from 8/26/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
EXP Eagle Materials	$2.31B	2.66	$18.37 per share	10.91	$48.47 per share	4.14
VMC Vulcan Materials	$7.94B	4.47	$13.59 per share	20.15	$65.51 per share	4.18

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
EXP Eagle Materials	$423.81M	$12.65	15.85	13.98	N/A	17.32%	26.87%	10.73%	10/29/2026 (Estimated)
VMC Vulcan Materials	$1.08B	$8.47	32.32	25.95	1.99	13.75%	13.05%	6.70%	10/29/2026 (Estimated)

Latest EXP and VMC Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Details
7/29/2026	Q1 2027	EXP Eagle Materials	$3.37	$3.29	-$0.08	$3.29	$620.35 million	$650.97 million
7/29/2026	Q2 2026	VMC Vulcan Materials	$2.46	$2.59	+$0.13	$2.48	$2.14 billion	$2.16 billion

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
EXP Eagle Materials	$1.00	0.50%	+58.49%	7.91%	N/A
VMC Vulcan Materials	$2.08	0.76%	+7.58%	24.56%	12 Years

Latest EXP and VMC Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/3/2026	EXP Eagle Materials	quarterly	$0.25	0.47%	9/14/2026	9/14/2026	10/13/2026
7/10/2026	VMC Vulcan Materials	quarterly	$0.52	0.75%	8/13/2026	8/13/2026	9/2/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
EXP Eagle Materials	1.17	3.23	1.91
VMC Vulcan Materials	0.47	1.76	1.20

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
EXP Eagle Materials	96.07%
VMC Vulcan Materials	90.39%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
EXP Eagle Materials	1.70%
VMC Vulcan Materials	0.65%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
EXP Eagle Materials	2,800	30.67 million	30.15 million	Optionable
VMC Vulcan Materials	11,172	129.58 million	128.74 million	Optionable

EXP and VMC Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) Upgraded to Strong-Buy at DA Davidson

August 26 at 8:05 AM | marketbeat.com

205,954 Shares in Vulcan Materials Company $VMC Purchased by EFG International AG

August 26 at 4:24 AM | marketbeat.com

Commerce Bank Purchases New Shares in Vulcan Materials Company $VMC

August 26 at 3:51 AM | marketbeat.com

Vulcan Materials Company donates $50,000 for community projects in Lexington

August 25 at 10:57 PM | msn.com

Top Vulcan Materials Insider Makes a Major Move With Fresh Stock Sale

August 25 at 10:11 PM | tipranks.com

Vulcan Materials Stock: Analyst Estimates & Ratings

August 25 at 2:51 PM | finance.yahoo.com

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) Coverage Initiated at DA Davidson

August 25 at 9:05 AM | marketbeat.com

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Takes Position in Vulcan Materials Company $VMC

August 25 at 6:16 AM | marketbeat.com

Park Presidio Capital LLC Makes New Investment in Vulcan Materials Company $VMC

August 25 at 6:16 AM | marketbeat.com

Stockbridge Partners LLC Invests $314.47 Million in Vulcan Materials Company $VMC

August 25 at 6:15 AM | marketbeat.com

10,942 Shares in Vulcan Materials Company $VMC Acquired by Partners Capital Investment Group LLP

August 25 at 5:43 AM | marketbeat.com

OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp Invests $4.84 Million in Vulcan Materials Company $VMC

August 25 at 5:36 AM | marketbeat.com

20,906 Shares in Vulcan Materials Company $VMC Acquired by Sanctuary Advisors LLC

August 25 at 5:28 AM | marketbeat.com

12,831 Shares in Vulcan Materials Company $VMC Purchased by Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd.

August 25 at 5:27 AM | marketbeat.com

Bank of Nova Scotia Makes New $9.37 Million Investment in Vulcan Materials Company $VMC

August 25 at 3:21 AM | marketbeat.com

Reviewing Suncrete (NASDAQ:RMIX) and Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC)

August 25 at 2:15 AM | americanbankingnews.com

Vulcan Materials Stock: Analyst Estimates & Ratings

August 24 at 6:31 AM | barchart.com

Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd Makes New Investment in Vulcan Materials Company $VMC

August 24 at 6:24 AM | marketbeat.com

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Invests $5.28 Million in Vulcan Materials Company $VMC

August 24 at 5:52 AM | marketbeat.com

Daiichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Buys New Shares in Vulcan Materials Company $VMC

August 24 at 4:15 AM | marketbeat.com

Callan Family Office LLC Makes New Investment in Vulcan Materials Company $VMC

August 24 at 3:59 AM | marketbeat.com

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EXP and VMC Company Descriptions

Eagle Materials NYSE:EXP

$200.45 +1.58 (+0.79%)

As of 03:58 PM Eastern

Eagle Materials Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells heavy construction materials and light building materials in the United States. It operates in four segments: Cement, Concrete and Aggregates, Gypsum Wallboard, and Recycled Paperboard. The company engages in the mining of limestone for the manufacture, production, distribution, and sale of Portland cement, including Portland limestone cement; grinding and sale of slag; and mining of gypsum for the manufacture and sale of gypsum wallboards used to finish the interior walls and ceilings in residential, commercial, and industrial structures, as well as well as containerboard and lightweight packaging grades; manufacture and sale of recycled paperboard to the gypsum wallboard industry and other paperboard converters; the sale of readymix concrete; and mining and sale of aggregates, such as crushed stone, sand, and gravel. Its products are used in commercial and residential construction; public construction projects to build, expand, and repair roads and highways; and repair and remodel activities. The company was formerly known as Centex Construction Products, Inc. and changed its name to Eagle Materials, Inc. in January 2004. Eagle Materials Inc. was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Vulcan Materials NYSE:VMC

$273.79 -0.30 (-0.11%)

As of 03:58 PM Eastern

Vulcan Materials Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and supplies construction aggregates primarily in the United States. It operates through four segments: Aggregates, Asphalt, Concrete, and Calcium. The company provides crushed stones, sand and gravel, sand, and other aggregates; and related products and services that are applied in construction and maintenance of highways, streets, and other public works, as well as in the construction of housing and commercial, industrial, and other nonresidential facilities. It also offers asphalt mix and asphalt construction paving services; ready-mixed concrete; and calcium products for the animal feed, plastics, and water treatment industries. The company was formerly known as Virginia Holdco, Inc. and changed its name to Vulcan Materials Company. Vulcan Materials Company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.

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