Vulcan Materials (VMC) Competitors $294.36 -0.58 (-0.20%) As of 10:23 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock VMC vs. STRL, CRH, DY, EXP, KNF, MLM, NVR, URI, AMRZ, and CXShould you be buying Vulcan Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vulcan Materials include Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), CRH (CRH), Dycom Industries (DY), Eagle Materials (EXP), Knife River (KNF), Martin Marietta Materials (MLM), NVR (NVR), United Rentals (URI), Amrize (AMRZ), and Cemex (CX). Vulcan Materials vs. Its Competitors Sterling Infrastructure CRH Dycom Industries Eagle Materials Knife River Martin Marietta Materials NVR United Rentals Amrize Cemex Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) and Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and media sentiment. Is STRL or VMC more profitable? Sterling Infrastructure has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Vulcan Materials' net margin of 12.52%. Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity of 27.93% beat Vulcan Materials' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sterling Infrastructure13.33% 27.93% 11.18% Vulcan Materials 12.52%12.81%6.41% Do analysts prefer STRL or VMC? Sterling Infrastructure currently has a consensus price target of $355.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.66%. Vulcan Materials has a consensus price target of $308.36, suggesting a potential upside of 4.95%. Given Sterling Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sterling Infrastructure is more favorable than Vulcan Materials.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sterling Infrastructure 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33Vulcan Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has better earnings and valuation, STRL or VMC? Vulcan Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Sterling Infrastructure. Sterling Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vulcan Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSterling Infrastructure$2.12B4.57$257.46M$9.2034.56Vulcan Materials$7.42B5.23$911.90M$7.1641.03 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in STRL or VMC? 81.0% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Vulcan Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Vulcan Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, STRL or VMC? Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vulcan Materials has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer STRL or VMC? In the previous week, Vulcan Materials had 7 more articles in the media than Sterling Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Vulcan Materials and 19 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure. Vulcan Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Sterling Infrastructure's score of 1.30 indicating that Vulcan Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sterling Infrastructure 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Vulcan Materials 23 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryVulcan Materials beats Sterling Infrastructure on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VMC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VMC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVulcan MaterialsBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$38.82B$9.41B$9.38B$21.55BDividend Yield0.66%1.62%1.86%3.49%P/E Ratio41.0315.7617.1229.81Price / Sales5.2318.2698.6554.22Price / Cash22.6413.0715.3718.13Price / Book4.773.784.724.66Net Income$911.90M$473.25M$618.77M$999.94M7 Day Performance-1.74%-1.43%0.05%0.98%1 Month Performance0.66%37.06%8.57%4.75%1 Year Performance23.73%66.27%105.85%16.89% Vulcan Materials Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VMCVulcan Materials4.4183 of 5 stars$294.36-0.2%$308.36+4.8%+24.2%$38.79B$7.42B41.0011,436Positive NewsSTRLSterling Infrastructure2.9872 of 5 stars$286.71+0.3%$355.00+23.8%+146.7%$8.72B$2.14B31.163,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeCRHCRH3.3607 of 5 stars$111.98-0.3%$114.64+2.4%+29.7%$75.32B$36.35B23.4379,800Positive NewsShort Interest ↑DYDycom Industries4.0904 of 5 stars$252.13+1.5%$289.43+14.8%+39.9%$7.30B$4.70B28.3315,623Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionEXPEagle Materials3.5211 of 5 stars$237.31-2.0%$254.78+7.4%-13.8%$7.70B$2.26B17.472,500Positive NewsKNFKnife River3.9285 of 5 stars$79.98-0.5%$114.33+43.0%-7.1%$4.53B$2.90B29.734,761Positive NewsMLMMartin Marietta Materials4.1973 of 5 stars$626.70+0.7%$622.63-0.7%+18.4%$37.80B$6.54B34.769,400Positive NewsNVRNVR3.2565 of 5 stars$8,539.82+0.4%$8,783.33+2.9%-10.1%$24.51B$10.29B18.027,000Positive NewsURIUnited Rentals4.2609 of 5 stars$969.46-0.6%$842.86-13.1%+28.7%$62.38B$15.35B25.0727,900Positive NewsAMRZAmrize1.3561 of 5 stars$55.22+2.9%$57.00+3.2%N/A$30.54B$11.70B0.0019,000Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeCXCemex3.0901 of 5 stars$9.50+1.0%$9.02-5.0%+56.1%$13.76B$16.20B9.3145,649Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies STRL Alternatives CRH Alternatives DY Alternatives EXP Alternatives KNF Alternatives MLM Alternatives NVR Alternatives URI Alternatives AMRZ Alternatives CX Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:VMC) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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