This afternoon we watched Vulcan Materials rise 2.3% to a price of $295.29 per share. The Large-Cap Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) company is now trading -9.64% below its average target price of $326.77. Analysts have set target prices ranging from $198.0 to $365.0 per share for Vulcan Materials, and have given the stock an average rating of buy.
The stock has an average amount of shares sold short at 5.1%, and a short ratio of 4.65. The company's insiders own 0.21% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that a significant number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 98.1% of Vulcan Materials's shares being owned by this investor type.
Institutions Invested in Vulcan Materials
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | Blackrock Inc. | 8% | 9,962,802 | $2,941,866,025 |
| 2026-03-31 | State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co | 7% | 9,521,730 | $2,811,624,077 |
| 2026-03-31 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 7% | 8,532,407 | $2,519,491,832 |
| 2026-03-31 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5% | 7,030,649 | $2,076,045,215 |
| 2026-03-31 | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 5% | 6,642,386 | $1,961,396,974 |
| 2026-03-31 | State Street Corporation | 4% | 5,800,146 | $1,712,696,132 |
| 2026-03-31 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 4% | 5,769,350 | $1,703,602,535 |
| 2026-03-31 | FMR, LLC | 3% | 3,671,302 | $1,084,080,424 |
| 2026-03-31 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3% | 3,466,475 | $1,023,598,083 |
| 2026-03-31 | ClearBridge Investments, LLC | 2% | 2,326,275 | $686,914,121 |
Besides an analyst consensus of some upside potential, other market factors point to there being mixed market sentiment on Vulcan Materials.
