Vulcan Materials (VMC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) is a major producer and supplier of construction materials in the United States. The company primarily produces and distributes construction aggregates, including crushed stone, sand and gravel, which are used in infrastructure, commercial, residential and industrial projects.

In addition to aggregates, Vulcan produces asphalt mix and ready-mixed concrete and provides related construction-material services. Its products support highways, bridges, airports, buildings and other essential infrastructure. The company serves customers through a network of quarries, distribution facilities and production sites across the United States.

Vulcan traces its origins to 1909, when it was established as Birmingham Slag Company in Birmingham, Alabama. The company adopted the Vulcan Materials name in 1956 and remains headquartered in Birmingham. Its operations and leadership are focused on expanding and supplying the construction-material resources needed for long-term infrastructure and development projects.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $242.77 to $247.62
• 50-Day Range: $240.90 to $288.13
• 52-Week Range: $237.03 to $331.09
• Volume: 914,128 shs
• Average Volume: 1.23 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $31.48 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.69
• Dividend Yield: 0.86%
• Price Target: $321.43
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Vulcan Materials Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vulcan Materials scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 41st out of 230 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Vulcan Materials has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.41, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Vulcan Materials has a consensus price target of $321.43, representing about 32.3% upside from its current price of $242.97.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vulcan Materials has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.05%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vulcan Materials are expected to grow by 15.05% in the coming year, from $9.10 to $10.47 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vulcan Materials is 28.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vulcan Materials is 28.69, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.84.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Vulcan Materials has a PEG Ratio of 2.34. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vulcan Materials has a P/B Ratio of 3.76. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.31% of the float of Vulcan Materials has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vulcan Materials has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.12.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vulcan Materials has recently decreased by 1.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Vulcan Materials has a dividend yield of 0.86%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Vulcan Materials has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Vulcan Materials is 24.56%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Vulcan Materials will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.87% next year. This indicates that Vulcan Materials will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.28

News Sentiment

Vulcan Materials has a news sentiment score of -0.28. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Vulcan Materials this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for VMC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Vulcan Materials to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vulcan Materials insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,436,580.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.65% of the stock of Vulcan Materials is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.39% of the stock of Vulcan Materials is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 9/2 Dividend: 8/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend: 8/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/02/2026
• Today: 10/03/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Construction Materials
• Sub-Industry: Construction Materials
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VMC
• CIK: 1396009
• Web: www.vulcanmaterials.com
• Phone: (205) 298-3000
• Fax: 205-298-2960
• Employees: 11,172
• Year Founded: 1909

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Vulcan Materials: $321.43
• High Price Target: $360.00
• Low Price Target: $254.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +32.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.41
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.47
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.69
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.70
• P/E Growth: 2.34
• Net Income: $1.08 billion
• Net Margins: 13.75%
• Pretax Margin: 17.61%
• Return on Equity: 13.05%
• Return on Assets: 6.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.47
• Current Ratio: 1.76
• Quick Ratio: 1.20

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.96
• Cash Flow: $13.69 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.75
• Book Value: $64.70 per share
• Price / Book: 3.76

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 129,580,000
• Free Float: 128,737,000
• Market Cap: $31.48 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.05