Vulcan Materials Co [VMC] stock prices are up 0.46% to $311.04 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 3.73% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.93%, 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.
The stock price of Vulcan Materials Co [VMC] has been fluctuating between $215.08 and $313.37 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $322 within the next 12 months. Vulcan Materials Co [NYSE: VMC] shares were valued at $311.04 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 3.52% based on the average VMC price forecast.
Analyzing the VMC fundamentals
The Vulcan Materials Co [NYSE:VMC] reported sales of 7.88B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 14.35%. 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.56.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Vulcan Materials Co [NYSE:VMC]’s Current Ratio is 2.23. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.56, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.19. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.21, the price to book ratio is 4.70 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 36.97.
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.
