Vulcan Materials Stock Forecast, Price & News

14 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vulcan Materials in the last twelve months. There are currently 10 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research 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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Vulcan Materials is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 4th 2021.
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Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 4th. The construction company reported $1.57 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.08. The construction company had revenue of $1.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.37 billion. Vulcan Materials had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.71% and a net margin of 13.64%. Vulcan Materials's revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.60 EPS.
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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. Since then, VMC stock has increased by 45.9% and is now trading at $171.56.
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Vulcan Materials declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 18th will be given a dividend of $0.37 per share on Friday, September 3rd. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.86%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 17th.
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Vulcan Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.87%. Vulcan Materials does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Vulcan Materials is 31.62%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Vulcan Materials will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.14% next year. This indicates that Vulcan Materials will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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14 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Vulcan Materials' shares. Their forecasts range from $139.00 to $220.00. On average, they anticipate Vulcan Materials' stock price to reach $183.92 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.2% from the stock's current price.
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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.

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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 investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.69%), BlackRock Inc. (7.70%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (6.08%), State Street Corp (4.47%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (3.45%) and Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (2.06%). Company insiders that own Vulcan Materials stock include David P Clement, David P Steiner, Fehlberg Barry, J Thomas Hill, Jerry F Perkins Jr, 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 Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Manning & Napier Group LLC, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Clearbridge Investments LLC, Balyasny Asset Management LLC, and Wells Fargo & Company MN. Company insiders that have sold Vulcan Materials company stock in the last year include David P Clement, J Thomas Hill, Jerry F Perkins Jr, Randy L Pigg, and Stanley G Bass.
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VMC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Bessemer Group Inc., Jefferies Group LLC, Invesco Ltd., State Street Corp, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Amundi, and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA.
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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.
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One share of VMC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $171.56.

Vulcan Materials has a market capitalization of $22.76 billion and generates $4.86 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $584.48 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.68 on an earnings per share basis.

Vulcan Materials employs 8,431 workers across the globe.

Vulcan Materials was founded in 1909.

The official website for Vulcan Materials is www.vulcanmaterials.com.

Vulcan Materials is headquartered at 1200 URBAN CENTER DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM AL, 35242.

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].