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The price of Vulcan Materials Co (NYSE: VMC) closed at $284.09 in the last session, down -3.73% from day before closing price of $295.09. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.31 million shares were traded. VMC stock price reached its highest trading level at $297.33 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $283.53.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at VMC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 192.30 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 35.59. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.56 and its Current Ratio is at 2.23. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.56 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.56.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on October 08, 2025, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $311.
On May 16, 2025, UBS Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $318.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 12 ’25 when BAKER THOMPSON S II sold 4,853 shares for $295.63 per share. The transaction valued at 1,434,714 led to the insider holds 41,485 shares of the business.
BAKER THOMPSON S II sold 4,243 shares of VMC for $1,229,452 on Nov 10 ’25. The President now owns 41,485 shares after completing the transaction at $289.76 per share. On Nov 10 ’25, another insider, HALL GRAYSON, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 4,658 shares for $290.74 each. As a result, the insider received 1,354,267 and left with 0 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VMC now has a Market Capitalization of 37537067008 and an Enterprise Value of 42298568704. As of this moment, Vulcan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.77, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 28.95. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.36. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.76 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.29. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.366 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.137.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VMC is 1.06, which has changed by 0.017222881 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1476624 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VMC has reached a high of $311.74, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $215.08. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.12%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.13%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, VMC traded on average about 870.93K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1457030 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 132.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 131.91M. Insiders hold about 0.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.49% stake in the company. Shares short for VMC as of 1761868800 were 3860624 with a Short Ratio of 4.43, compared to 1759190400 on 3928204. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3860624 and a Short% of Float of 3.3099998.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for VMC is 1.96, which was 1.93 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0065403776. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.8. The current Payout Ratio is 26.86% for VMC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-03-11 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Vulcan Materials Co (VMC) is currently drawing attention from 18.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.25, with high estimates of $1.5 and low estimates of $1.12.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.59 and $8.24 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.42. EPS for the following year is $9.84, with 23.0 analysts recommending between $10.43 and $9.21.
Revenue Estimates
According to 14 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.95B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.02B to a low estimate of $1.88B. As of. The current estimate, Vulcan Materials Co’s year-ago sales were $1.85BFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.7B. There is a high estimate of $1.76B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.64B.
A total of 20 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VMC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.11B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.91B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.99B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.42BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.41B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.93B and the low estimate is $7.7B.
