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The price of Vulcan Materials Co (NYSE: VMC) closed at $293.65 in the last session, up 0.36% from day before closing price of $292.59. In other words, the price has increased by $0.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.74 million shares were traded. VMC stock price reached its highest trading level at $294.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $290.34.
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 198.77 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 36.79. 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 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 19 ’25 when Clement David P sold 2,000 shares for $288.55 per share. The transaction valued at 577,100 led to the insider holds 832 shares of the business.
DAVID CLEMENT bought 2,000 shares of VMC for $577,120 on Nov 20 ’25. On Nov 12 ’25, another insider, BAKER THOMPSON S II, who serves as the President of the company, sold 4,853 shares for $295.63 each. As a result, the insider received 1,434,714 and left with 41,485 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 38800240640 and an Enterprise Value of 43561738240. As of this moment, Vulcan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.90, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.84. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.92 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.527 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.678.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VMC is 1.06, which has changed by 0.019974947 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12469888 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 -0.21%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.18%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, VMC traded on average about 921.20K shares per day over the past 3-months and 950410 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 132.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 131.96M. Insiders hold about 0.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.22% stake in the company. Shares short for VMC as of 1763078400 were 4065341 with a Short Ratio of 4.41, compared to 1760486400 on 3832899. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4065341 and a Short% of Float of 3.49.
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 0.0065962607. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.79. 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
As of right now, 16.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.23, with high estimates of $1.5 and low estimates of $1.12.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.59 and $8.28 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.42. EPS for the following year is $9.83, with 21.0 analysts recommending between $10.35 and $9.21.
Revenue Estimates
According to 13 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, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.7B. There is a high estimate of $1.73B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.64B.
A total of 17 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 18 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.48B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.93B and the low estimate is $8.08B.
