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

Vulcan Materials trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "VMC."

Vulcan Materials announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 25th. This is a positive change from Vulcan Materials's previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. View Vulcan Materials' Dividend History.

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

Vulcan Materials is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 7th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Vulcan Materials.

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

18 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for Vulcan Materials' stock. Their forecasts range from $115.00 to $182.00. On average, they expect Vulcan Materials' share price to reach $154.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Vulcan Materials.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vulcan Materials in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Vulcan Materials.

Media coverage about VMC stock has trended very negative this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Vulcan Materials earned a media sentiment score of -3.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the construction company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Vulcan Materials.

Vulcan Materials saw a decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,480,000 shares, a decline of 30.8% from the December 31st total of 2,140,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 911,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.6 days. Currently, 1.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Vulcan Materials' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Vulcan Materials include Martin Marietta Materials (MLM), Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM), Teck Resources (TECK), Mdu Resources Group (MDU), Summit Materials (SUM), Compass Minerals International (CMP), Hecla Mining (HL), LYNAS CORP LTD/S (LYSDY), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), U.S. Silica (SLCA), Ciner Resources (CINR), Intrepid Potash (IPI), Smart Sand (SND), Hi-Crush (HCR) and Piedmont Lithium (PLL).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Vulcan Materials investors own include CA (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Endologix (ELGX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Micron Technology (MU), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Allergan (AGN), United Rentals (URI), NIC (EGOV) and Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW).

Vulcan Materials' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors 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, 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 FMR LLC, Fred Alger Management LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Jennison Associates LLC, Columbus Circle Investors and State Street Corp. Company insiders that have sold Vulcan Materials company stock in the last year include David P Clement, Michael R Mills, Randy L Pigg and Stanley G Bass. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vulcan Materials.

VMC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Fenimore Asset Management Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Credit Suisse AG, AQR Capital Management LLC, Empyrean Capital Partners LP, First Trust Advisors LP and Bank of Montreal Can. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of VMC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $133.95.

Vulcan Materials has a market capitalization of $17.73 billion and generates $4.93 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $515.80 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.70 on an earnings per share basis. Vulcan Materials employs 8,373 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]