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Vulcan Materials Company – A Quick Stock Analysis

Shares of Industrials sector company Vulcan Materials Company moved 1.1% today, and are now trading at a price of $228.68. The large-cap stock's daily volume was 251,738 compared to its average volume of 826,295. The S&P 500 index returned a 1.0% performance.

Vulcan Materials Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and supplies construction aggregates primarily in the United States. The company is based in Birmingham and has 11,974 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $30,427,267,072. Vulcan Materials Compan currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 0.7% per year.

21 analysts are following Vulcan Materials Company ( and have set target prices ranging from $185.0 to $265.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, VMC is trading -4.11% away from its average analyst target price of $238.48 per share.

Over the last year, VMC's share price has increased by 34.0%, which represents a difference of 23.0% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $229.19 per share whereas its 52 week low is $147.64. With average free cash flows of $1.43 Billion that have been growing at an average rate of 6.4% over the last 4 years, Vulcan Materials Company ( is in a position to continue its strong stock performance trend.

Date Reported Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) Capital expenditures ($ k) Free Cashflow ($ k) YoY Growth (%)
2023-02-24 1,148,200 -573,900 1,722,100 38.13
2022-02-25 1,011,900 -234,800 1,246,700 -12.27
2021-02-25 1,070,400 -350,700 1,421,100 5.62
2020-02-26 984,100 -361,400 1,345,500 n/a
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