At the time of writing, Vulcan Materials Co [VMC] stock is trading at $230.74, down -2.72%. 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 lost -0.94% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.88%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Vulcan Materials Co [NYSE: VMC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 19, 2025, when JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also revised its price target to $285 from $290. On November 07, 2024, UBS initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $349 on the stock. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral and increased its price target to $270 on March 22, 2024. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating to Sector Perform for this stock on January 12, 2024, and upped its price target to $236. In a note dated January 08, 2024, Morgan Stanley initiated an Equal-Weight rating and provided a target price of $208 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Vulcan Materials Co fluctuated between $215.08 and $298.31. 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 $230.74 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 25.11% based on the average VMC price forecast.
Analyzing the VMC fundamentals
According to Vulcan Materials Co [NYSE:VMC], the company’s sales were 7.42B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 1.05% jump. 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 225.31 points at the first support level, and at 219.88 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 235.99, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 241.25.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Vulcan Materials Co [NYSE:VMC] has a current ratio of 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 4.11, the price to book ratio is 3.75 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 33.66.
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.
