Vulcan Materials Stock Forecast, Price & News

Vulcan Materials' stock was trading at $117.61 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, VMC stock has increased by 11.7% and is now trading at $131.39.
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18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vulcan Materials in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Vulcan Materials is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 4th 2020.
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Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 4th. The construction company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.39 by $0.21. The construction company had revenue of $1.32 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.29 billion. Vulcan Materials had a return on equity of 11.46% and a net margin of 12.60%. Vulcan Materials's revenue was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.48 earnings per share.
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Vulcan Materials announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 10th. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.04%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 18th.
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18 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for Vulcan Materials' shares. Their forecasts range from $106.00 to $160.00. On average, they expect Vulcan Materials' share price to reach $133.89 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.9% from the stock's current price.
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Vulcan Materials saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 2,480,000 shares, an increase of 13.2% from the July 30th total of 2,190,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,280,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.9 days. Currently, 1.9% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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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 investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.15%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (3.66%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.69%), FMR LLC (0.95%), London Co. of Virginia (0.83%) and Federated Hermes Inc. (0.54%). 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.
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VMC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bessemer Group Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Strs Ohio, AQR Capital Management LLC, Barclays PLC, Cibc World Markets Corp, Marshall Wace North America L.P., and Federated Hermes Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Vulcan Materials company stock in the last year include Randy L Pigg, and Stanley G Bass.
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VMC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Manning & Napier Group LLC, FIL Ltd, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, FMR LLC, London Co. of Virginia, Victory Capital Management Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., and Electron Capital Partners LLC. Company insiders that have bought Vulcan Materials stock in the last two years include David P Steiner, and J Thomas Hill.
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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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of VMC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $131.39.

Vulcan Materials has a market capitalization of $17.40 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]