Vulcan Materials - VMC Stock Forecast, Price & News

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vulcan Materials in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" VMC shares.
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18 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Vulcan Materials' shares. Their VMC share price forecasts range from $180.00 to $240.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $209.19 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 34.4% from the stock's current price.
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Vulcan Materials' stock was trading at $207.58 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VMC stock has decreased by 25.0% and is now trading at $155.63.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 3rd 2022.
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Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 4th. The construction company reported $1.54 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.11. The construction company earned $1.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.48 billion. Vulcan Materials had a net margin of 8.98% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.23%. Vulcan Materials's revenue for the quarter was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.56 EPS.
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Vulcan Materials declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 17th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share on Friday, September 2nd. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 16th.
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Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.01%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 9 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 36.04%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, VMC will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.25% 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 shareholders include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (6.60%), State Street Corp (4.13%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (3.41%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.65%), Clearbridge Investments LLC (2.05%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.89%). Insiders that own company stock include David P Clement, David P Steiner, Fehlberg Barry, J Thomas Hill, Jason P Teter, Jerry F Perkins Jr, Melissa H Anderson, Randy L Pigg, 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 $155.63.

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) has a market capitalization of $20.68 billion and generates $5.55 billion in revenue each year. The construction company earns $670.80 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.44 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 11,912 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.