Vulcan Materials Stock Forecast, Price & News

15 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vulcan Materials in the last year. There are currently 10 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" Vulcan Materials stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in VMC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Vulcan Materials saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,560,000 shares, an increase of 33.3% from the May 31st total of 1,170,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 801,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.9 days. Approximately 1.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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Vulcan Materials is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 4th 2021.
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Vulcan Materials will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, August 4th at 11:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 4th. The construction company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.24. The construction company earned $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.02 billion. Vulcan Materials had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.00% and a net margin of 14.05%. Vulcan Materials's revenue for the quarter was up 1.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.47 earnings per share.
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Vulcan Materials' stock was trading at $117.61 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, VMC stock has increased by 53.0% and is now trading at $179.99.
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Vulcan Materials announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.37 per share on Friday, September 3rd. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 17th.
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Vulcan Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.81%. Vulcan Materials does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Vulcan Materials is 31.62%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Vulcan Materials will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.45% next year. This indicates that Vulcan Materials will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Vulcan Materials issued an update on its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 18th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 4.850-5.300 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $5.050. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

15 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Vulcan Materials' stock. Their forecasts range from $139.00 to $220.00. On average, they anticipate Vulcan Materials' share price to reach $179.23 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.4%.
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62 employees have rated Vulcan Materials CEO J. Thomas Hill on Glassdoor.com. J. Thomas Hill has an approval rating of 93% among Vulcan Materials' 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 variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Scout Investments Inc. (0.15%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.09%), LaFleur & Godfrey LLC (0.06%), Vancity Investment Management Ltd (0.04%), Grandfield & Dodd LLC (0.02%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%). Company insiders that own Vulcan Materials stock include David P Steiner, Fehlberg Barry, Jerry F Perkins Jr, Randy L Pigg and Stanley G Bass.
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VMC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Manning & Napier Group LLC, Adams Natural Resources Fund Inc., Scout Investments Inc., LaFleur & Godfrey LLC, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA, Buffington Mohr McNeal, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, and Grandfield & Dodd LLC. Company insiders that have sold Vulcan Materials company stock in the last year include Jerry F Perkins Jr, and Randy L Pigg.
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VMC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vancity Investment Management Ltd, Trust Investment Advisors, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Altfest L J & Co. Inc., Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD., Aptus Capital Advisors LLC, and Bfsg LLC.
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Shares of VMC 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 $179.99.

Vulcan Materials has a market capitalization of $23.88 billion and generates $4.86 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $584.48 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.68 on an earnings per share basis.

Vulcan Materials employs 8,431 workers across the globe.

Vulcan Materials was founded in 1909.

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

Vulcan Materials is headquartered at 1200 URBAN CENTER DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM AL, 35242.

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]