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Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi (VMC) stock analysis

$264.64+1.04%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • VMC gained 6.8% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 129th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned −10.1%, 25.9 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 19.7% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 0 analysts raised earnings estimates and 9 cut; forward EPS moved −3.6% (−4.8% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Aggregates, cement & materials segment of the Housing & Building, where the 1-month median return is +1.9%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Unresolved structure (since Oct 20, 2026).
Market cap$34.3B
12-month return−10.1%
Forward P/E24.8×
Mean target vs price+17.7%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

VMC+6.8%
Sector median−11.6%
S&P 5000.0%
VMC−3.7%
Sector median−3.0%
S&P 500+4.7%
VMC−8.8%
Sector median−15.8%
S&P 500+8.7%
VMC−10.1%
Sector median+2.6%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500129 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Basic Materials127 / 246

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Unresolved structureAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 20, 2026

  • Price and averages have mixed alignment
  • EMA50 fell over the last ten sessions
  • Intermediate and long-term directions differ
  • Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
This pattern on this stock

103 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +1.5%, positive 56% of the time, against +1.0% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$10.26
30-day change−3.6%
90-day change−4.8%
Mean target$311.43 +17.7%
Raised (30d) 0Cut (30d) 9

23 analysts cover the stock

Fundamental shape vs peers

Six dimensions on fixed scales. The filled shape is the company; the outline is the peer average.

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Ahead of peersMomentum

Behind peersValuation, Revisions

PeersCRH · MLM · AMRZ · JHX

Where it sits in the supply chain

Housing & Building · Basic materials

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Its segment
Aggregates, cement & materials+1.9%
CRH−2.3%1 monthMLM+1.9%1 monthVMC+6.8%1 month

Building inputs serve construction; local logistics, pricing and volumes matter.

Sells into
Homebuilders−6.7%
DHI−3.6%1 monthPHM−7.7%1 monthLEN−6.5%1 monthNVR−6.9%1 month

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−27.0%
Volatility, 60D27.8%
From 52-week high−19.7%
From 52-week low+9.9%
Trailing P/E31.2×
Forward P/E24.8×

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