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 declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, October 11th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share on Thursday, December 5th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 18th. View Vulcan Materials' Dividend History.

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The construction company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.70 by $0.02. The construction company had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.38 billion. Vulcan Materials had a return on equity of 11.55% and a net margin of 12.43%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.40 EPS. View Vulcan Materials' Earnings History.

Vulcan Materials is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 13th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Vulcan Materials.

Vulcan Materials issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, November, 6th. The company provided EPS guidance of $4.55-5.05 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $4.86.

19 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Vulcan Materials' shares. Their forecasts range from $115.00 to $182.00. On average, they expect Vulcan Materials' stock price to reach $153.31 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Vulcan Materials.

19 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 12 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Vulcan Materials.

Press coverage about VMC stock has trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Vulcan Materials earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the construction company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Vulcan Materials.

Vulcan Materials saw a decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,480,000 shares, a decrease of 30.8% from the December 15th total of 2,140,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 911,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.6 days. Currently, 1.1% of the company's stock are sold short. View Vulcan Materials' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Vulcan Materials include Martin Marietta Materials (MLM), Teck Resources (TECK), Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM), 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).

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Vulcan Materials' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (0.22%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.17%), Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. (0.12%), Howard Capital Management (0.08%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.03%) and Grassi Investment Management (0.03%). 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 Scout Investments Inc., Alpha Cubed Investments LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank , B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and IFP Advisors Inc. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fenimore Asset Management Inc., Grassi Investment Management, Howard Capital Management, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, First Hawaiian Bank, Appleton Partners Inc. MA, Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC and Palmer Knight Co. 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 $141.78.

Vulcan Materials has a market capitalization of $18.77 billion and generates $4.38 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $515.80 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.05 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]