At the time of writing, Vulcan Materials Co [VMC] stock is trading at $270.54, down -1.02%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The VMC shares have gain 1.58% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 12.46%, 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 May 16, 2025, when UBS upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $318 for it. Previously, Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to Outperform on April 10, 2025. On April 07, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $258 on the stock. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight and decreased its price target to $285 on March 19, 2025. UBS started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on November 07, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $349. In a note dated March 22, 2024, JP Morgan downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $245 to $270.
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 $297.25 within the next 12 months. Vulcan Materials Co [NYSE: VMC] shares were valued at $270.54 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.87% 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.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Vulcan Materials Co [NYSE:VMC] has a current ratio of 2.42. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.51, and the Cash Ratio is 0.23. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.76, the price to book ratio is 4.39 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 38.36.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Hill J Thomas, Chairman & CEO, that happened on May 19 ’25 when 71721.0 shares were sold. Chairman & CEO, Hill J Thomas completed a deal on May 20 ’25 to sell 15832.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer JAMES THOMAS HILL bought 15832.0 shares on May 20 ’25.
