Shares of Industrials sector company Vulcan Materials moved 0.8% today, and are now trading at a price of $264.48. The Large-Cap stock's daily volume was 91,566 compared to its average volume of 1,258,888. The S&P 500 index returned a 1.0% performance.
Vulcan Materials Company produces and supplies construction aggregates in the United States. The company is based in Birmingham and has 11,971 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $34,938,073,088. Vulcan Materials currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 0.7% per year.
24 analysts are following Vulcan Materials and have set target prices ranging from $184.78 to $325.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, VMC is trading -7.9% away from its average analyst target price of $287.17 per share.
Over the last year, VMC shares have gone down by -0.8%, which represents a difference of -10.8% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $298.31 per share and its 52 week low is $215.08. With average free cash flows of $645.78 Million that have been growing at an average rate of 4.3% over the last 5 years, Vulcan Materials declining stock performance may not be reflective of the quality of its underlying business.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,409,600 | 603,500 | 806,100 | 21.36 |
| 2023 | 1,536,800 | 872,600 | 664,200 | 24.01 |
| 2022 | 1,148,200 | 612,600 | 535,600 | -4.46 |
| 2021 | 1,011,900 | 451,300 | 560,600 | -20.84 |
| 2020 | 1,070,400 | 362,200 | 708,200 | 18.03 |
| 2019 | 984,100 | 384,100 | 600,000 |
