NYSE:VMCVulcan Materials Stock Price, Forecast & News

Vulcan Materials' stock was trading at $117.61 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, VMC shares have increased by 5.5% and is now trading at $124.13. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vulcan Materials in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Vulcan Materials.

Vulcan Materials is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Vulcan Materials.

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 6th. The construction company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.04. The construction company earned $1.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.01 billion. Vulcan Materials had a net margin of 12.34% and a return on equity of 11.38%. Vulcan Materials's revenue for the quarter was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.46 EPS. View Vulcan Materials' earnings history.

Vulcan Materials announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.34 per share on Friday, June 5th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 21st. View Vulcan Materials' dividend history.

19 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Vulcan Materials' stock. Their forecasts range from $106.00 to $165.00. On average, they anticipate Vulcan Materials' stock price to reach $135.06 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 8.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Vulcan Materials.

News headlines about VMC stock have trended somewhat positive on Sunday, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Vulcan Materials earned a news sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the construction company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutVulcan Materials.

Vulcan Materials saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,340,000 shares, an increase of 10.9% from the April 30th total of 2,110,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,640,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days. Approximately 1.8% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Vulcan Materials' Current Options Chain.

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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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.57%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (4.48%), State Street Corp (4.04%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (3.52%), Capital World Investors (2.53%) and Clearbridge Investments LLC (2.08%). Company insiders that own Vulcan Materials stock include David P Clement, David P Steiner, Fehlberg Barry, J Thomas Hill, John R Mcpherson, Michael R Mills, Randy L Pigg 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 Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Balyasny Asset Management LLC, APG Asset Management N.V., Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, Bluestein R H & Co., State Street Corp, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Company insiders that have sold Vulcan Materials company stock in the last year include Michael R Mills, Randy L Pigg, and Stanley G Bass. View insider buying and selling activity for Vulcan Materials.

VMC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital World Investors, Invesco Ltd., Principal Financial Group Inc., Bessemer Group Inc., Eminence Capital LP, Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, and London Co. of Virginia. Company insiders that have bought Vulcan Materials stock in the last two years include David P Steiner, and J Thomas Hill. View insider buying and selling activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of VMC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $124.13.

Vulcan Materials has a market capitalization of $16.44 billion and generates $4.93 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $617.66 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.70 on an earnings per share basis. Vulcan Materials employs 9,173 workers across the globe.

The official website for Vulcan Materials is www.vulcanmaterials.com.

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]