Vulcan Materials Co [VMC] stock prices are up 2.79% to $231.32 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The VMC shares have gain 4.72% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -12.32%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, UBS started tracking the stock with Buy rating on November 07, 2024, and set its price target to $349. On March 22, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $270 on the stock. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating to a Sector Perform and raised its price target to $236 on January 12, 2024. Morgan Stanley started tracking with a Equal-Weight rating for this stock on January 08, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $208. In a note dated December 12, 2023, JP Morgan upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $240 to $245.
The stock price of Vulcan Materials Co [VMC] has been fluctuating between $215.08 and $298.31 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $288.67 within the next 12 months. Vulcan Materials Co [NYSE: VMC] shares were valued at $231.32 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 24.79% based on the average VMC price forecast.
Analyzing the VMC fundamentals
The Vulcan Materials Co [NYSE:VMC] reported sales of 7.42B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 1.05%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.27% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.19%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.16%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.12 and Total Capital is 0.09. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.72.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 227.09 points at the first support level, and at 222.87 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 233.90, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 236.49.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Vulcan Materials Co [NYSE:VMC]’s Current Ratio is 1.83. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.28, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.45. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.12, the price to book ratio is 3.76 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 33.74.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Clement David P, Senior Vice President, that happened on Nov 25 ’24 when 887.0 shares were sold. Officer, DAVID P CLEMENT completed a deal on Nov 25 ’24 to buy 887.0 shares. Meanwhile, Senior Vice President Perkins Jerry F Jr sold 1657.0 shares on Nov 08 ’24.
