A share price of Vulcan Materials Co [VMC] is currently trading at $299.13, up 2.40%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The VMC shares have gain 4.88% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.13%, 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 October 08, 2025, when Wells Fargo initiated its Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $311. Previously, UBS upgraded its rating to Buy on May 16, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $318. On April 10, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform. UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $258 on April 07, 2025. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to an Overweight and reduced its price target to $285 on March 19, 2025. In a note dated November 07, 2024, UBS initiated a Buy rating and provided a target price of $349 on this stock.
Vulcan Materials Co experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $215.08 and $311.74. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $322 within the next 12 months. Vulcan Materials Co [NYSE: VMC] shares were valued at $299.13 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 7.65% based on the average VMC price forecast.
Analyzing the VMC fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Vulcan Materials Co [NYSE:VMC] were 7.88B which represents 14.35% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.28% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.21%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.18%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.13 and Total Capital is 0.1. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.56.
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 292.84 points at the first support level, and at 286.56 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 302.58, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 306.04.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Vulcan Materials Co [NYSE:VMC] is 2.23. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.56, and the Cash Ratio is 0.19. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.01, the price to book ratio is 4.52 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 35.55.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved BAKER THOMPSON S II, President, that happened on Dec 11 ’25 when 7135.0 shares were sold. Officer, BAKER THOMPSON S II completed a deal on Dec 11 ’25 to buy 7135.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary Franklin Denson N. III sold 665.0 shares on Dec 10 ’25.
