NYSE:VMCVulcan 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 (WHO). Since then, VMC stock has increased by 2.7% and is now trading at $120.83. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

20 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vulcan Materials in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 13 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 Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Vulcan Materials.

Vulcan Materials will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, August 4th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

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

Vulcan Materials announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be given a dividend of $0.34 per share on Friday, September 4th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 18th. View Vulcan Materials' dividend history.

20 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Vulcan Materials' stock. Their forecasts range from $106.00 to $165.00. On average, they anticipate Vulcan Materials' stock price to reach $134.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Vulcan Materials.

Media coverage about VMC stock has been trending somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. 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 media sentiment score of -1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the construction company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Vulcan Materials.

Vulcan Materials saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,760,000 shares, an increase of 32.7% from the June 15th total of 2,080,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,550,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days. Currently, 2.1% of the company's shares are short sold. 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 Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.44%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.15%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.06%), First American Trust FSB (0.03%), Diversified Trust Co (0.02%) and Alpha Cubed Investments LLC (0.02%). Company insiders that own Vulcan Materials stock include David P Clement, David P Steiner, Fehlberg Barry, J Thomas Hill, 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 Scout Investments Inc., Wesbanco Bank Inc., IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Carroll Financial Associates Inc., and Ellevest Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Vulcan Materials company stock in the last year include Randy L Pigg, and Stanley G Bass. View insider buying and selling activity for Vulcan Materials.

VMC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Manning & Napier Group LLC, Alpha Cubed Investments LLC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Everence Capital Management Inc., Triangle Securities Wealth Management, DNB Asset Management AS, NuWave Investment Management LLC, and First American Trust FSB. 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 $120.83.

Vulcan Materials has a market capitalization of $16.00 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]