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

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 shares have decreased by 13.4% and is now trading at $101.86. View which stocks have been mosted 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, 6 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Vulcan Materials.

Vulcan Materials is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 7th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Vulcan Materials.

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 18th. The construction company reported $1.08 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.09. The construction company had revenue of $1.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.19 billion. Vulcan Materials had a net margin of 12.53% and a return on equity of 11.55%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 9.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.99 earnings per share. View Vulcan Materials' earnings history.

Vulcan Materials announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 26th will be given a dividend of $0.34 per share on Tuesday, March 10th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.34%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 25th. This is an increase from Vulcan Materials's previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. View Vulcan Materials' dividend history.

Vulcan Materials updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 18th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $5.20 to $5.80 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $5.76.

19 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for Vulcan Materials' stock. Their forecasts range from $106.00 to $182.00. On average, they expect Vulcan Materials' stock price to reach $150.41 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 47.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Vulcan Materials.

Press coverage about VMC stock has trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Vulcan Materials earned a media sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the construction company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutVulcan Materials.

Vulcan Materials saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 1,828,600 shares, an increase of 48.7% from the February 27th total of 1,230,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,010,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.8 days. Approximately 1.4% of the shares of the company 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 variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (4.28%), State Street Corp (4.16%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (3.10%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (2.08%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.76%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.53%). 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 Nuveen Asset Management LLC, FMR LLC, Fred Alger Management LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Jennison Associates LLC, and Columbus Circle Investors. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Fenimore Asset Management Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Credit Suisse AG, AQR Capital Management LLC, Empyrean Capital Partners LP, and First Trust Advisors LP. 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 $101.86.

Vulcan Materials has a market capitalization of $13.49 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. View additional information about Vulcan Materials.

The official website for Vulcan Materials is http://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]