At the time of writing, Vulcan Materials Co [VMC] stock is trading at $270.04, up 1.12%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The VMC shares have gain 10.05% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 13.85%, and 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 April 10, 2025, when Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to a Outperform. Previously, UBS downgraded its rating to Neutral on April 07, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $258. On March 19, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight and revised its price target to $285 on the stock. UBS initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $349 as its price target on November 07, 2024. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on March 22, 2024, and upped its price target to $270. In a note dated March 08, 2024, Wolfe Research downgraded an Peer Perform rating 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 $278 within the next 12 months. Vulcan Materials Co [NYSE: VMC] shares were valued at $270.04 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.95% based on the average VMC price forecast.
Analyzing the VMC fundamentals
According to Vulcan Materials Co [NYSE:VMC], the company’s sales were 7.51B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 5.75% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.44% 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 0.06, 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 0.67.
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 265.11 points at the first support level, and at 260.18 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 273.53, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 277.02.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Vulcan Materials Co [NYSE:VMC] has a current ratio of 2.42. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.51, while the Cash Ratio is 0.23. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.75, the price to book ratio is 4.39 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 38.29.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved STANLEY BASS, Officer, that happened on May 02 ’25 when 3000.0 shares were purchased. Senior Vice President, Clement David P completed a deal on Nov 25 ’24 to sell 887.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer DAVID P CLEMENT bought 887.0 shares on Nov 25 ’24.
