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 shares have decreased by 1.6% and is now trading at $115.67. 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 Thursday, July 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Vulcan Materials.

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 6th. The construction company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.04. The construction company had revenue of $1.05 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.01 billion. Vulcan Materials had a return on equity of 11.38% and a net margin of 12.34%. The business's revenue for the quarter 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, May 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.34 per share on Friday, June 5th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st. View Vulcan Materials' dividend history.

20 Wall Street 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 $133.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Vulcan Materials.

News headlines about VMC stock have been trending negative on Thursday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Vulcan Materials earned a coverage optimism score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media 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 impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about Vulcan Materials.

Vulcan Materials saw a increase in short interest in 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 daily trading volume, of 1,550,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days. Currently, 2.1% of the company's stock are sold short. 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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.06%), First American Trust FSB (0.03%), Diversified Trust Co (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%) and Webster Bank N. A. (0.01%). 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 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Triangle Securities Wealth Management, DNB Asset Management AS, First American Trust FSB, Arden Trust Co, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Webster Bank N. A., and Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan. 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 $115.67.

Vulcan Materials has a market capitalization of $15.32 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]