Vulcan Materials - VMC Stock Forecast, Price & News

12 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vulcan Materials in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" VMC shares.
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12 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Vulcan Materials' shares. Their VMC share price forecasts range from $185.00 to $227.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $204.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 22.9% from the stock's current price.
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Vulcan Materials' stock was trading at $175.11 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VMC stock has decreased by 5.1% and is now trading at $166.20.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 3rd 2023.
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Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) posted its earnings results on Thursday, February, 16th. The construction company reported $1.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.18. The construction company earned $1.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.84 billion. Vulcan Materials had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.09% and a net margin of 7.87%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.25 earnings per share.
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Vulcan Materials declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 10th. Investors of record on Monday, March 6th will be given a dividend of $0.43 per share on Monday, March 20th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 3rd. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.40.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (RTM), Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB), Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF (PAVE), ClearBridge Dividend Strategy ESG ETF (YLDE), Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW), Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF (FMAT), ProShares Ultra Materials (UYM) and SRH U.S. Quality ETF (SRHQ).

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.05%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 10 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 39.91%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, VMC will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.36% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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62 employees have rated Vulcan Materials Chief Executive Officer J. Thomas Hill on Glassdoor.com. J. Thomas Hill has an approval rating of 93% among the company's employees. This puts J. Thomas Hill in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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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 investors include Principal Financial Group Inc. (3.43%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.08%), Clearbridge Investments LLC (2.19%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.11%), Bank of America Corp DE (1.82%) and Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (1.77%). Insiders that own company stock include David P Clement, J Thomas Hill, Jason P Teter, Jerry F Perkins Jr, Melissa H Anderson, Randy L Pigg and Stanley G Bass.
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Shares of VMC stock 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.
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One share of VMC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $166.20.

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) has a market capitalization of $22.10 billion and generates $7.32 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $575.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.31 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 11,397 workers across the globe.

Vulcan Materials' mailing address is 1200 URBAN CENTER DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM AL, 35242. The official website for the company is www.vulcanmaterials.com. The construction company can be reached via phone at (205) 298-3000, via email at ir@vmcmail.com, or via fax at 205-298-2960.