Vulcan Materials Company Profile (NYSE:VMC)

About Vulcan Materials

Vulcan Materials Company is a producer of construction aggregates (primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel) and a producer of asphalt mix and ready-mixed concrete. The Company has four segments organized around its principal product lines: Aggregates, Asphalt Mix, Concrete and Calcium. The Company operates approximately 344 aggregates facilities. The Aggregates segment produces and sells aggregates (crushed stone, sand and gravel, sand, and other aggregates) and related products and services (transportation and other). The Company has approximately 15.7 billion tons of permitted and proven or probable aggregates reserves. The Company produces and sells asphalt mix in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas. The Company produces and sells ready-mixed concrete in Georgia, Maryland, New Mexico, Texas, Virginia, Washington D.C. and the Bahamas. The Calcium segment consists of a Florida facility that mines, produces and sells calcium products.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Construction
Industry: General Building Materials
Sub-Industry: Construction Materials
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: VMC
CUSIP: 92916010

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $113.44
50 Day Moving Average: $114.71
200 Day Moving Average: $114.50
52-Week Range: $78.83 - $127.20
Trailing P/E Ratio: 43.55
Foreward P/E Ratio: 23.78
P/E Growth: 1.49
Market Cap: $15.19B
Outstanding Shares: 133,071,000
Beta: 1.36

Profitability:

Net Margins: 9.85%
Return on Equity: 8.74%
Return on Assets: 4.67%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.44%
Current Ratio: 3.08%
Quick Ratio: 2.03%

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Consensus Ratings for Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	2 Hold Ratings, 7 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.78)
Consensus Price Target:	$126.25 (11.29% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/31/2016	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold
8/3/2016	Argus	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$129.00
7/12/2016	Royal Bank Of Canada	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$127.00 -> $140.00
6/17/2016	Bank of America Corp.	Reiterated Rating	Buy
6/9/2016	Alembic Global Advisors	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$125.00
6/8/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Downgrade	Conviction-Buy -> Buy	$128.00 -> $146.00
5/16/2016	Sterne Agee CRT	Reiterated Rating	Buy
5/16/2016	Stifel Nicolaus	Boost Price Target	Buy	$123.00 -> $131.00
5/4/2016	BB&T Corp.	Boost Price Target	Buy	$115.00 -> $135.00
2/5/2016	Susquehanna	Lower Price Target		$110.00 -> $108.00
1/12/2016	DA Davidson	Lower Price Target		$106.00 -> $96.00
2/17/2015	Singular Research	Boost Price Target	Sell	$35.00 -> $40.00
10/24/2014	Stephens	Upgrade	Equal Weight -> Overweight
10/9/2014	Longbow Research	Upgrade	Neutral -> Buy	$70.00

(Data available from 9/27/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
11/1/2016
8/1/2016	Q216	$1.00	$0.90	$1.01 billion	$956.80 million	View	N/A
5/3/2016	Q116	$0.07	$0.26	$710.79 million	$755.00 million	View	N/A
2/4/2016	Q415	$0.61	$0.74	$877.90 million	$857.00 million	View	N/A
11/3/2015	Q315	$0.97	$0.95	$1.01 billion	$1.04 billion	View	N/A
8/3/2015	Q215	$0.63	$0.66	$883.79 million		View	N/A
5/4/2015	Q115	($0.16)	($0.16)	$600.85 million	$631.29 million	View	N/A
2/5/2015	Q414	$0.27	$0.31	$695.85 million	$755.00 million	View	N/A
11/4/2014	Q314	$0.52	$0.50	$844.81 million	$873.60 million	View	N/A
8/5/2014	Q214	$0.38	$0.37	$770.72 million	$791.10 million	View	N/A
5/6/2014	Q114	($0.33)	$0.41	$576.90 million	$548.50 million	View	N/A
2/6/2014	Q413	($0.02)	$0.16	$655.15 million	$652.88 million	View	N/A
11/4/2013	Q313	$0.27	$0.32	$774.13 million	$775.20 million	View	N/A
8/1/2013	Q2 2013	$0.14	$0.23	$741.41 million	$738.73 million	View	N/A
5/2/2013	Q1 2013	($0.35)	($0.42)	$539.63 million	$538.20 million	View	N/A
2/14/2013	Q4 2012	($0.10)	$0.03	$622.78 million	$608.00 million	View	Listen
11/8/2012	Q312	$0.17	$0.14	$788.65 million	$728.86 million	View	N/A
7/26/2012		$0.05	($0.13)			View	N/A
4/26/2012		($0.43)	($0.42)			View	N/A
2/16/2012		($0.37)	($0.14)			View	N/A
11/2/2011		$0.07	$0.17			View	N/A
5/5/2011		($0.49)	($0.50)			View	N/A
2/2/2011		($0.18)	($0.37)			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.4 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $4.77 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	5	$0.05	$0.06	$0.06
Q2 2016	5	$0.88	$1.09	$0.97
Q3 2016	5	$1.19	$1.41	$1.27
Q4 2016	4	$0.90	$1.22	$1.01
Q1 2017	1	$0.49	$0.49	$0.49
Q2 2017	1	$1.25	$1.25	$1.25
Q3 2017	1	$1.60	$1.60	$1.60
Q4 2017	1	$1.15	$1.15	$1.15

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC)

Annual Dividend:	$0.80
Dividend Yield:	0.71%
Dividend Growth:	115.40% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	30.65% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 23.53% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 16.77% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)
Track Record:	2 Years of Consecutive Dividend Growth

Dividend History for Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
7/8/2016	quarterly	$0.20	0.65%	8/22/2016	8/24/2016	9/9/2016
5/13/2016	quarterly	$0.20	0.69%	5/24/2016	5/26/2016	6/10/2016
2/12/2016	quarterly	$0.20	0.86%	2/22/2016	2/24/2016	3/10/2016
10/9/2015	quarterly	$0.10	0.42%	11/20/2015	11/24/2015	12/10/2015
7/10/2015	quarterly	$0.10	0.44%	8/21/2015	8/25/2015	9/10/2015
5/8/2015	quarterly	$0.10	0.44%	5/21/2015	5/26/2015	6/10/2015
2/17/2015	quarterly	$0.10	0.49%	2/20/2015	2/24/2015	3/10/2015
10/10/2014	quarterly	$0.06	0.43%	11/24/2014	11/26/2014	12/10/2014
7/11/2014	quarterly	$0.06	0.37%	8/25/2014	8/27/2014	9/10/2014
5/9/2014	quarterly	$0.05	0.32%	5/22/2014	5/27/2014	6/10/2014
2/14/2014	quarterly	$0.05	0.3%	2/20/2014	2/24/2014	3/10/2014
10/11/2013	quarterly	$0.01	0.08%	11/21/2013	11/25/2013	12/10/2013
7/12/2013	quarterly	$0.01	0.08%	8/26/2013	8/28/2013	9/10/2013
5/10/2013	quarterly	$0.01	0.07%	5/23/2013	5/27/2013	6/10/2013
2/8/2013	quarterly	$0.01	0.07%	2/21/2013	2/25/2013	3/11/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 0.92%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 86.71%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
8/17/2016	David B Pasley	Insider	Sell	280	$117.55	$32,914.00
8/16/2016	David B Pasley	Insider	Sell	138	$118.44	$16,344.72
8/10/2016	Stanley G Bass	Insider	Sell	829	$121.07	$100,367.03
8/5/2016	David J Grayson	Insider	Sell	2,025	$118.77	$240,509.25
6/16/2016	David P Clement	Insider	Sell	1,255	$113.17	$142,028.35
3/11/2016	David B Pasley	Insider	Sell	200	$103.27	$20,654.00
2/26/2016	Brock C. Lodge, Jr.	Insider	Sell	749	$99.00	$74,151.00
11/9/2015	David J. Grayson	insider	Sell	3,614	$100.58	$363,496.12
6/2/2015	David P Clement	Insider	Sell	3,000	$90.35	$271,050.00
5/18/2015	Jeffery G Lott	Insider	Sell	2,940	$91.55	$269,157.00
2/5/2015	Stanley G Bass	SVP	Sell	1,700	$74.09	$125,953.00
2/4/2015	Stanley G Bass	SVP	Sell	1,700	$72.00	$122,400.00
1/22/2015	William K Duke	Insider	Sell	1,700	$69.50	$118,150.00
11/18/2014	Michael R Mills	SVP	Sell	4,900	$66.12	$323,988.00
11/6/2014	Daniel F Sansone	VP	Sell	14,000	$63.80	$893,200.00
11/6/2014	Danny R Shepherd	Chairman	Sell	11,000	$63.93	$703,230.00
2/7/2014	J Thomas Hill	COO	Sell	5,000	$65.99	$329,950.00
1/16/2014	Daniel Sansone	CFO	Sell	2,500	$60.00	$150,000.00
1/10/2014	Daniel Sansone	CFO	Sell	9,500	$60.00	$570,000.00
1/10/2014	J Wayne Houston	VP	Sell	10,000	$60.00	$600,000.00
12/31/2013	J Thomas Hill	COO	Sell	5,000	$59.52	$297,600.00
12/30/2013	David Clements	SVP	Sell	1,400	$59.00	$82,600.00
9/10/2013	Stanley G Bass	SVP	Sell	1,969	$51.22	$100,852.18
8/14/2013	Lee Styslinger III	Director	Buy	4,000	$47.50	$190,000.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

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