Vulcan Materials - VMC Stock Forecast, Price & News

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vulcan Materials in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" VMC shares.
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12 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Vulcan Materials' shares. Their VMC share price forecasts range from $185.00 to $227.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $201.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.9% from the stock's current price.
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Vulcan Materials' stock was trading at $175.11 at the start of the year. Since then, VMC shares have increased by 4.8% and is now trading at $183.52.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 16th 2023.
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Vulcan Materials will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 16th at 11:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 4th. The construction company reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.11. The construction company had revenue of $1.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.48 billion. Vulcan Materials had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.56% and a net margin of 8.26%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.56 EPS.
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Vulcan Materials announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, October 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 15th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share on Monday, December 5th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.87%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 14th.
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Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.85%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 9 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 35.96%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, VMC will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.10% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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62 employees have rated Vulcan Materials Chief Executive Officer J. Thomas Hill on Glassdoor.com. J. Thomas Hill has an approval rating of 93% among the company's 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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (1.75%), Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (0.51%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.28%), Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.27%), Ceredex Value Advisors LLC (0.21%) and Waverton Investment Management Ltd (0.13%). Insiders that own company stock include David P Clement, David P Steiner, J Thomas Hill, Jason P Teter, Jerry F Perkins Jr, Melissa H Anderson, Randy L Pigg and Stanley G Bass.
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One share of VMC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $183.52.

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) has a market capitalization of $24.39 billion and generates $5.55 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $670.80 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.45 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 11,912 workers across the globe.

Vulcan Materials' mailing address is 1200 URBAN CENTER DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM AL, 35242. The official website for the company is www.vulcanmaterials.com. The construction company can be reached via phone at (205) 298-3000, via email at ir@vmcmail.com, or via fax at 205-298-2960.