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After finishing at $291.89 in the prior trading day, Vulcan Materials Co (NYSE: VMC) closed at $295.64, up 1.28%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.13 million shares were traded. VMC stock price reached its highest trading level at $296.1 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $289.92.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VMC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 111.29 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 35.57. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.13 and its Current Ratio is at 1.67. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.66 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.58.
UBS Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on April 07, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $258.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 19 ’25 when Hill J Thomas sold 71,721 shares for $275.77 per share. The transaction valued at 19,778,209 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
Hill J Thomas sold 15,832 shares of VMC for $4,324,834 on May 20 ’25. The Chairman & CEO now owns 7,421 shares after completing the transaction at $273.17 per share. On May 20 ’25, another insider, JAMES THOMAS HILL, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 15,832 shares for $273.17 each.
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 39061139456 and an Enterprise Value of 44248285184. As of this moment, Vulcan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 41.33, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.04. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.81. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.826 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.282.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VMC is 0.85, which has changed by 0.19901037 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VMC has reached a high of $298.31, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $215.08. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.35%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.03M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1159060 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 132.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 131.86M. Insiders hold about 0.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.33% stake in the company. Shares short for VMC as of 1753920000 were 3693376 with a Short Ratio of 3.60, compared to 1751241600 on 3214936. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3693376 and a Short% of Float of 3.17.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, VMC’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.9, compared to 1.90 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0065093013The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.81. The current Payout Ratio is 26.86% for VMC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-23 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-14. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-03-11 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Vulcan Materials Co (VMC) is currently under the scrutiny of 16.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.31, with high estimates of $2.51 and low estimates of $2.12.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.67 and $8.18 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.39. EPS for the following year is $9.9, with 22.0 analysts recommending between $10.61 and $9.23.
Revenue Estimates
13 analysts predict $2.28B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.37B to a low estimate of $2.22B. As of the current estimate, Vulcan Materials Co’s year-ago sales were $2BFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.06B. There is a high estimate of $2.14B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.97B.
A total of 18 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VMC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.24B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.93B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.08B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.42BBased on 19 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.74B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.85B and the low estimate is $8.34B.
