Vulcan Materials Stock Forecast, Price & News

20 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vulcan Materials in the last year. There are currently 14 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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 Tuesday, May 4th 2021.
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Vulcan Materials will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, May 4th 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) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February, 15th. The construction company reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.08. The construction company had revenue of $1.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.14 billion. Vulcan Materials had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.97% and a net margin of 12.55%. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.08 earnings per share.
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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 49.8% and is now trading at $176.18.
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Vulcan Materials announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 12th. Investors of record on Monday, March 1st will be given a dividend of $0.37 per share on Monday, March 15th. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.84%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 26th. This is a boost from Vulcan Materials's previous quarterly dividend of $0.34.
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Vulcan Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.85%. Vulcan Materials does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Vulcan Materials is 31.49%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Vulcan Materials will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.45% next year. This indicates that Vulcan Materials will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Vulcan Materials updated its FY 2021 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 16th. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.80-5.40 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $4.95.

20 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Vulcan Materials' shares. Their forecasts range from $120.00 to $181.00. On average, they anticipate Vulcan Materials' share price to reach $147.06 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 16.5%.
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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 many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (0.51%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.16%), Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.15%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.12%), Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc. (0.07%) and Leavell Investment Management Inc. (0.05%). Company insiders that own Vulcan Materials stock include 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 New York State Teachers Retirement System, Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc., Retirement Systems of Alabama, BOKF NA, Grandfield & Dodd LLC, Pacer Advisors Inc., Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold Vulcan Materials company stock in the last year include Jerry F Perkins Jr, and Randy L Pigg.
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VMC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Polaris Wealth Advisory Group LLC, Schwab Charitable Fund, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC, Fulcrum Asset Management LLP, Scout Investments Inc., DnB Asset Management AS, Fenimore Asset Management Inc., and Leavell Investment Management Inc..
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One share of VMC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $176.18.

Vulcan Materials has a market capitalization of $23.37 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 8,847 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]