NYSE:VMC - Vulcan Materials Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Vulcan Materials announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 24th will be given a dividend of $0.28 per share on Friday, June 8th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 23rd. View Vulcan Materials' Dividend History.

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) announced its earnings results on Thursday, May, 3rd. The construction company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.22. The construction company earned $854 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $817.85 million. Vulcan Materials had a return on equity of 8.76% and a net margin of 15.40%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.34 EPS. View Vulcan Materials' Earnings History.

Vulcan Materials is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 1st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Vulcan Materials.

Vulcan Materials updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.00-4.65 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $4.27.

8 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Vulcan Materials' stock. Their predictions range from $129.00 to $154.00. On average, they expect Vulcan Materials' share price to reach $141.1250 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Vulcan Materials.

Some companies that are related to Vulcan Materials include Teck Resources (TECK), Sociedad Química y Minera (SQM), Martin Marietta Materials (MLM), MDU Resources (MDU), Summit Materials (SUM), U.S. Silica (SLCA), Compass Minerals (CMP), Hecla Mining (HL), Fairmount Santrol (FMSA), Hi Crush Partners (HCLP), Intrepid Potash (IPI), Ciner Resources (CINR), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), Smart Sand (SND) and Emerge Energy Services (EMES).

News stories about VMC stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Vulcan Materials earned a media sentiment score of 0.06 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news articles about the construction company an impact score of 46.73 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

Vulcan Materials' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.87%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.07%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.74%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.53%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.53%) and Caledonia Private Investments Pty Ltd (1.24%). 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 Millennium Management LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., AGF Investments Inc., Bluestein R H & Co., Alkeon Capital Management LLC, Northern Trust Corp, Swiss National Bank and Broadview Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Vulcan Materials company stock in the last year include David B Pasley, David P Clement, Ejaz A Khan, Jerry F Perkins Jr, John R Mcpherson, Michael R Mills and Stanley G Bass. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vulcan Materials.

VMC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Principal Financial Group Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Newbrook Capital Advisors LP, Caledonia Private Investments Pty Ltd and Alleghany Corp DE. 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 $127.91.

Vulcan Materials has a market capitalization of $16.95 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]