NYSE:VMC - Vulcan Materials Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Vulcan Materials announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 13th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.28 per share on Friday, September 7th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 21st. View Vulcan Materials' Dividend History.

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 31st. The construction company reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.14. The construction company earned $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.15 billion. Vulcan Materials had a net margin of 15.72% and a return on equity of 9.46%. Vulcan Materials's revenue for the quarter was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.89 earnings per share. View Vulcan Materials' Earnings History.

Vulcan Materials is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November, 7th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Vulcan Materials.

Vulcan Materials issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Tuesday, July, 31st. The company provided EPS guidance of $4.00-4.65 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $4.47.

8 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for Vulcan Materials' shares. Their forecasts range from $97.00 to $150.00. On average, they expect Vulcan Materials' share price to reach $130.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Vulcan Materials.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vulcan Materials in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Vulcan Materials.

Some companies that are related to Vulcan Materials include Teck Resources (TECK), Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM), Martin Marietta Materials (MLM), MDU Resources Group (MDU), Compass Minerals International (CMP), Summit Materials (SUM), U.S. Silica (SLCA), Hecla Mining (HL), Fairmount Santrol (FMSA), Hi-Crush Partners (HCLP), Ciner Resources (CINR), Intrepid Potash (IPI), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), Smart Sand (SND) and Emerge Energy Services (EMES).

Media headlines about VMC stock have trended somewhat positive on Saturday, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Vulcan Materials earned a news and rumor sentiment score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the construction company an impact score of 46.57 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View Recent Headlines for Vulcan Materials.

Vulcan Materials' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.69%), Morgan Stanley (4.63%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.22%), Third Point LLC (2.08%), Fred Alger Management Inc. (2.00%) and Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.85%). Company insiders that own Vulcan Materials stock include David B Pasley, David J Grayson, David P Clement, Ejaz A Khan, Jerry F Perkins Jr, John R Mcpherson, Michael R Mills and Stanley G Bass. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Vulcan Materials.

VMC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Point72 Asset Management L.P., OppenheimerFunds Inc., Nokota Management LP, BlackRock Inc., Third Point LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Company insiders that have sold Vulcan Materials company stock in the last year include David P Clement, John R Mcpherson, Michael R Mills and Stanley G Bass. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vulcan Materials.

VMC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Morgan Stanley, Fred Alger Management Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Selz Capital LLC, Korea Investment CORP and Sandler Capital Management. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vulcan Materials.

Shares of VMC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of VMC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $115.55.

Vulcan Materials has a market capitalization of $15.22 billion and generates $3.89 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $601.18 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.04 on an earnings per share basis. Vulcan Materials employs 7,900 workers across the globe.

Vulcan Materials' mailing address is 1200 URBAN CENTER DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM AL, 35242. The construction company can be reached via phone at 205-298-3000 or via email at [email protected]