NYSE:VMCVulcan Materials Stock Price, Forecast & 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 13.3% and is now trading at $133.24.
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19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vulcan Materials in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Vulcan Materials is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 4th 2020.
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Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 4th. The construction company reported $1.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.39 by $0.21. The construction company earned $1.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.29 billion. Vulcan Materials had a net margin of 12.60% and a return on equity of 11.46%. The firm's revenue was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.48 earnings per share.
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Vulcan Materials declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be given a dividend of $0.34 per share on Friday, September 4th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 18th.
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19 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Vulcan Materials' stock. Their forecasts range from $106.00 to $165.00. On average, they anticipate Vulcan Materials' share price to reach $135.53 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.7% from the stock's current price.
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Media headlines about VMC stock have been trending negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing 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 closest to five being the most favorable. Vulcan Materials earned a media sentiment score of -2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the construction company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.
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Vulcan Materials saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,190,000 shares, an increase of 6.3% from the July 15th total of 2,060,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,310,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.7 days. Currently, 1.7% of the company's stock are sold short.
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Some companies that are related to Vulcan Materials include Martin Marietta Materials (MLM), Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM), Teck Resources (TECK), Mdu Resources Group (MDU), Hecla Mining (HL), Compass Minerals International (CMP), Summit Materials (SUM), LYNAS CORP LTD/S (LYSDY), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), GalianoGoldInc . (GAU), U.S. Silica (SLCA), Ciner Resources (CINR), Intrepid Potash (IPI), Smart Sand (SND) and Piedmont Lithium (PLL).
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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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Principal Financial Group Inc. (3.66%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.44%), Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (0.41%), Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC (0.40%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.40%) and Swiss National Bank (0.40%). Company insiders that own Vulcan Materials stock include David P Clement, David P Steiner, Fehlberg Barry, J Thomas Hill, 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 Bessemer Group Inc., Strs Ohio, SG Americas Securities LLC, DAVENPORT & Co LLC, Scout Investments Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., and First Trust Advisors LP. Company insiders that have sold Vulcan Materials company stock in the last year include 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 Manning & Napier Group LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., UBS Group AG, General American Investors Co. Inc., Cambiar Investors LLC, and Howard Capital Management. Company insiders that have bought Vulcan Materials stock in the last two years include David P Steiner, and J Thomas Hill.
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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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of VMC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $133.24.

Vulcan Materials has a market capitalization of $17.65 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]