Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for VMC in the last 90 days.
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Vulcan Materials (VMC) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Nov 4 close
$297.69+13.09 (+4.6%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryNov 4 closeVulcan Materials rose 4.60% to $297.69 this week, outperforming the broader market, after Q3 2026 results showed revenue of $2.19 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $707 million, with a 32.3% adjusted EBITDA margin despite slight declines from the prior year. The company also set a dividend of $0.52 per share, payable 24 November with an ex-dividend date of 9 November, and highlighted a low payout ratio of 24% of income and 34% of free cash flow. Following the print, Stephens & Co. raised its price target to $315 from $285 while maintaining Overweight, Citigroup lifted its target to $326 from $300 on a Buy rating, and B. Riley Securities raised its target to $315 from $300, also on Buy.
VMC trades above both its 50-day average of $256.62 and 200-day average of $280.04, and sits 10.09% below its 52-week high. The GekkoIndex reading of 41.8 places the stock in the Distribution zone, and the price stands 11.2% above the Gekko Fair Value of $267.64.
Over the next 20 trading days, the next earnings date falls on 16 February 2027, outside that window. Smart-money activity over the past 90 days shows 1 Congressional buy and 0 sells. Seasonality from this point in the calendar has averaged a 2.8% gain over the next 20 trading days across 5 years, rising in 4 of them. Analyst consensus across 15 firms includes 10 buys, 4 holds and 1 sell, with a consensus target of $312.43.
Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Vulcan Materials price vs fair value
Close $297.69200-day averageGekko Fair Value $267.64
Vulcan Materials quick facts
- Market cap
- $38.21B
- P/E ratio
- 34.2
- Forward P/E
- 25.8
- EPS, TTM
- $8.45
- Revenue, TTM
- $8.01B
- Profit margin
- 13.8%
- Dividend yield
- 0.73%
- Beta
- 0.99
- Volume
- 1.78M avg 1.31M
- 1-year return
- +3.2%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.7%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.8%
- 50-day average
- $256.62
- 200-day average
- $280.04
- Next earnings
- Feb 16
- Shares outstanding
- 128.3M
Vulcan Materials swing-trade checklist
Vulcan Materials scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $297.69 sits between the 50-day ($256.62) and 200-day ($280.04) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexheadwind
41.8, Distribution
Reading 41.8 is in the Distribution zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
11.2% above
Price is 11.2% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 90 days: Congress 1 buy / 0 sales.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 103 days
Next report Feb 16, 2027, 103 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+2.8% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +2.8% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
See seasonality
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Vulcan Materials stock chart and price history
Vulcan Materials closed at $297.69 on Nov 4, 2026, +3.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $237.03 to $331.09.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +19.6%
- 3 months
- +5.7%
- 6 months
- +0.7%
- 1 year
- +3.2%
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About Vulcan Materials
Vulcan Materials produces and supplies construction aggregates such as crushed stone, sand, and gravel across the United States, along with related services. These materials are used in building and maintaining highways, public infrastructure, homes, and commercial and industrial structures, and this aggregates work forms the core of what the company is known for.
The business operates through four divisions. Beyond aggregates, its asphalt operations supply asphalt mixture and paving work to customers in a handful of states including Alabama, Arizona, California, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Texas. Its concrete division delivers ready-mixed concrete to customers spanning California, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington D.C. A separate calcium division mines, manufactures, and markets calcium products used in animal feed, plastics, and water treatment.
Vulcan Materials was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker VMC.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Non-energy minerals
- Industry
- Construction materials
- Website
- vulcanmaterials.com
Vulcan Materials GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Vulcan Materials’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 41.8, in the Distribution zone, down 9.3 points over five sessions.
41.8Distribution
Down 9.3 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Nov 4, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 40 | −0.3% | +4.9% | ||
| Accumulation | 231 | +0.3% | +1.7% | ||
| Neutral | 393 | +0.2% | −0.6% | ||
| Distribution (current zone) | 32 | +0.7% | +1.4% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average VMC share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Distribution readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Vulcan Materials stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Vulcan Materials trades 11.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $267.64, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Vulcan Materials shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$267.64
Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026
11.2% Overvalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 3.3% below the estimate.
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Vulcan Materials insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Vulcan Materials, and members of Congress disclosed 1 purchase and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
1trade disclosed: 1 purchase and 0 sales.
| Member | Amount | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| Ro Khanna House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Oct 9 traded Sep 25 |
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Buybacks
Vulcan Materials has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026
- $350.0M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.92%
- Trailing four quarters
- $1.15B
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Sep 30
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Vulcan Materials earnings: next date and track record
Vulcan Materials reports on Feb 16, 2027 (103 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Feb 16, 2027
103 days away
- EPS estimate
- $2.06
- Revenue estimate
- $1.94B
6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±4.6%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Oct 29, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Vulcan Materials reported Q3 2026 adjusted EBITDA of $707 million with 20 basis points of year-over-year margin expansion. Underlying business EBITDA grew 5% excluding ~$40M energy cost headwinds and prior divestitures. Aggregate shipments declined 3% year-over-year due to favorable prior-year weather comparisons, while mix-adjusted selling prices improved 5%. The company completed multiple bolt-on acquisitions in Texas, Tennessee, Colorado, and Ohio, with more expected before year-end.
- Guidance
- Management expects several more bolt-on acquisitions before year-end with a healthy pipeline. Public infrastructure demand remains supported by remaining IIJA funds (~35% unspent) and federal highway bill extension. Residential recovery timing remains unclear due to affordability and rate pressures.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | $2.83 est $2.81 | $2.18B est $2.24B | +6.1% |
| Jul 29, 2026 | $2.59 est $2.46 | $2.16B est $2.14B | −6.0% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | $1.35 est $1.23 | $1.76B est $1.64B | +3.5% |
| Feb 17, 2026 | $1.70 est $2.11 | $1.91B est $1.96B | −8.6% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $2.84 est $2.65 | $2.28B est $2.27B | −1.9% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $2.45 est $2.53 | $2.10B est $2.20B | +0.8% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | $1.00 est $0.76 | $1.63B est $1.65B | +7.5% |
| Feb 18, 2025 | $2.17 est $1.85 | $1.85B est $1.81B | −2.0% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Vulcan Materials stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Vulcan Materials is $312.43, +5.0% from the last close, from 15 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$312.43consensus 12-month target, +5.0% from the last close
Now $297.69Avg $312.43
Low $253High $340
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 15 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | Morgan Stanley | $311 | +4.5% |
| Nov 3 | Barclays | $340 | +14.2% |
| Nov 2 | J.P. Morgan | $320 | +7.5% |
| Nov 2 | B. Riley Securities | $315 | +5.8% |
| Nov 2 | Stephens | $315 | +5.8% |
+1.4%average 20-day move after past Distribution readings
+2.8%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.7%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Vulcan Materials seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Vulcan Materials averaged +2.8% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +3.9% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +2.0% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +3.6% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +2.8% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +3.0% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, VMC’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.8%.
Vulcan Materials market cap and key statistics
Vulcan Materials’s market cap is $38.21B, with a P/E ratio of 34.2 and revenue of $8.01B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $38.21B
- P/E ratio
- 34.2
- Forward P/E
- 25.8
- EPS, TTM
- $8.45
- Gekko Fair Value
- $267.64
Trading
- Volume
- 1.78M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 1.31M
- 52-week high
- $331.09
- 52-week low
- $237.03
- Shares outstanding
- 128.3M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $8.01B
- Profit margin
- 13.8%
- Return on equity
- 12.9%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −0.7%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.99
- Typical daily move
- ±2.7%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.8%
- Dividend yield
- 0.73%
Vulcan Materials stock news this week
Coverage of Vulcan Materials this week reads positive: 11 positive, 9 neutral and 4 negative headlines.
- Vulcan Materials Co. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading dayMarketWatch, Nov 4
- Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) Looks Interesting, And It's About To Pay A DividendSimply Wall St, Nov 4
- Vulcan Materials Co. stock underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitorsMarketWatch, Nov 3
- Stephens & Co. maintains Vulcan Materials at Overweight, raises price target to $315 from $285TradingView, Nov 2
- Citigroup maintains Vulcan Materials at Buy, raises price target to $326 from $300TradingView, Nov 2
- B. Riley Securities maintains Vulcan Materials at Buy, raises price target to $315 from $300TradingView, Nov 2
Vulcan Materials peers
Vulcan Materials’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| CRHCRH | Distribution | 16.5% above |
| MLMMartin Marietta Materials | Distribution | 2.9% above |
| AMRZAmrize | Distribution | 18.9% below |
| JHXJames Hardie Industries | Distribution | 8.2% above |
| ACAArcosa | Distribution | 25.1% above |
| EXPEagle Materials | Distribution | 10.6% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Vulcan Materials stock FAQ
What is Vulcan Materials’s market cap?
Vulcan Materials’s market cap is $38.21B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $297.69, with 128.3M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 34.2.
What is the Vulcan Materials stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Vulcan Materials is $312.43, +5.0% from the last close. Of the 15 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 10 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Vulcan Materials stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Vulcan Materials is overvalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $297.69 is 11.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $267.64. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Vulcan Materials report earnings next?
Vulcan Materials is expected to report on Feb 16, 2027 (103 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.06 per share on revenue of $1.94B. Vulcan Materials beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 4.6% on average across the report.
What is Vulcan Materials’s 52-week high and low?
Vulcan Materials’s 52-week high is $331.09 and its 52-week low is $237.03; it closed at $297.69 on Nov 4, 2026, +3.2% over the past year.
Is Vulcan Materials stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (smart money, earnings risk and seasonality), 1 as mixed (trend) and 2 as headwinds (gekkoindex and fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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