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 24.2% and is now trading at $146.03.
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19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vulcan Materials in the last twelve months. There are currently 12 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" Vulcan Materials stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in VMC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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62 employees have rated Vulcan Materials CEO J. Thomas Hill on Glassdoor.com. J. Thomas Hill has an approval rating of 93% among Vulcan Materials' employees. This puts J. Thomas Hill in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Vulcan Materials is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 16th 2021.
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Vulcan Materials will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, February 16th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November, 5th. The construction company reported $1.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.05. The construction company had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.37 billion. Vulcan Materials had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.97% and a net margin of 12.55%. The business's revenue was down 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.68 earnings per share.
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Vulcan Materials announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, October 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.34 per share on Thursday, December 3rd. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.93%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 16th.
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Vulcan Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.90%. The dividend payout ratio of Vulcan Materials is 28.94%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Vulcan Materials will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.98% next year. This indicates that Vulcan Materials will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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19 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Vulcan Materials' shares. Their forecasts range from $106.00 to $181.00. On average, they expect Vulcan Materials' stock price to reach $141.80 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.9%.
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Some companies that are related to Vulcan Materials include Martin Marietta Materials (MLM), Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM), Teck Resources (TECK), MDU Resources Group (MDU), Lynas Rare Earths (LYSDY), Hecla Mining (HL), Summit Materials (SUM), Compass Minerals International (CMP), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), U.S. Silica (SLCA), Energy Fuels (UUUU), Intrepid Potash (IPI), Galiano Gold (GAU) and Ciner Resources (CINR).
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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 variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.41%), Waverton Investment Management Ltd (0.25%), Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC (0.24%), Trinity Street Asset Management LLP (0.20%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.15%) and Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.15%). Company insiders that own Vulcan Materials stock include David P Clement, David P Steiner, Fehlberg Barry, Jerry F Perkins Jr, 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 Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., Manning & Napier Group LLC, Diversified Trust Co, New York State Teachers Retirement System, Webster Bank N. A., Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, and Crossmark Global Holdings Inc..
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VMC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Trinity Street Asset Management LLP, Waverton Investment Management Ltd, Douglas Lane & Associates LLC, Bfsg LLC, Pacer Advisors Inc., Appleton Partners Inc. MA, Strs Ohio, and Kestra Advisory Services LLC.
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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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of VMC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $146.03.

Vulcan Materials has a market capitalization of $19.35 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]