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 declared 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 dividend yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 21st. View Vulcan Materials' Dividend History.

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 31st. The construction company reported $1.23 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.14. The construction company had revenue of $1.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.15 billion. Vulcan Materials had a net margin of 15.72% and a return on equity of 9.46%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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 updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Tuesday, July, 31st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.00-4.65 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $4.47.

8 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Vulcan Materials' stock. Their forecasts range from $97.00 to $150.00. On average, they expect Vulcan Materials' share price to reach $130.25 in the next twelve months. 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).

News articles about VMC stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Vulcan Materials earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the construction company an impact score of 46.57 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect 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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders 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]