Vulcan Materials (VMC) Stock Forecast, Price & News

14 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vulcan Materials in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" VMC shares.
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14 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Vulcan Materials' shares. Their VMC share price forecasts range from $185.00 to $265.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $240.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.1% from the stock's current price.
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Vulcan Materials' stock was trading at $175.11 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, VMC shares have increased by 16.3% and is now trading at $203.60.
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Vulcan Materials saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,650,000 shares, an increase of 46.0% from the August 15th total of 1,130,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 781,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.1 days. Approximately 1.2% of the company's shares are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 1st 2023.
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Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 3rd. The construction company reported $2.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.91 by $0.38. The construction company earned $2.11 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.05 billion. Vulcan Materials had a net margin of 9.57% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.64%. The business's revenue was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.53 earnings per share.
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Vulcan Materials declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 17th will be given a dividend of $0.43 per share on Wednesday, September 6th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.84%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 16th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) stock in their portfolio include Tema American Reshoring ETF (RSHO), Invesco Building & Construction ETF (PKB), Engine No. 1 Transform Supply Chain ETF (SUPP), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (RSPM), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (RTM), Tema Monopolies and Oligopolies ETF (TOLL), Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB) and Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF (PAVE).

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.85%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 10 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 31.68%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, VMC will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.47% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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62 employees have rated Vulcan Materials Chief Executive Officer J. Thomas Hill on Glassdoor.com. J. Thomas Hill has an approval rating of 93% among the company's employees. This puts J. Thomas Hill in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Vulcan Materials trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "VMC."

Vulcan Materials' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.72%), State Street Corp (4.05%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (3.31%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.30%), Clearbridge Investments LLC (2.28%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.22%). Insiders that own company stock include David P Clement, J Thomas Hill, Jason P Teter, Jerry F Perkins Jr, Melissa H Anderson, Randy L Pigg and Stanley G Bass.
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Shares of VMC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of VMC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $203.60.

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) has a market capitalization of $27.05 billion and generates $7.32 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $575.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.43 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 11,397 workers across the globe.

Vulcan Materials' mailing address is 1200 URBAN CENTER DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM AL, 35242. The official website for the company is www.vulcanmaterials.com. The construction company can be reached via phone at (205) 298-3000, via email at ir@vmcmail.com, or via fax at 205-298-2960.