After Hours
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Vulcan Materials Co is listed on the NYSE in the Basic Materials sector while operating in the Building Materials industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $251.38 and fluctuated between $254.83 as its day high and $249.49 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Vulcan Materials Co is $33.40B. A total of 1.12 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 724.29K shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades are also considered as indicators of how a stock will perform in the future, in addition to stock predictions. During the recent three months, VMC has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 19 BUYs and 24 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 39,345 shares during that period but sold 74,937.
In the most recent transaction, Bass Stanley G sold 1,601 shares of VMC for 221.09 per share on Dec 13. After the transaction, the Chief Strategy Officer now owns 24,981 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 30, Clement David P sold 764 shares at 212.00 per share. VMC shares that Senior Vice President owns now total 2,887.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Clement David P disposed of 764 shares on Nov 30 at a per-share price of $212.00. This resulted in the Senior Vice President holding 2,887 shares of VMC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Perkins Jerry F Jr sold 788 shares at $210.69 per share on Nov 13. Company shares held by the Senior Vice President now total 6,051.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Vulcan Materials Co pays an annual dividend of $1.72, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.68%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 36.03. VMC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3/1/2024 when it declared a $0.46 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/18/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/29/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/10/2023. The VMC stock dividend was $0.43 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for VMC in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $263.48 with high estimates of $300.00 and low estimates of $208.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, VMC has a high of $260.81 and a low of $159.76.
As of this writing, VMC has an earnings estimate of $0.95 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.45 per share and a lower estimate of $0.59.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. VMC’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $235.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $4.52B in debt and $769.30M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $55.99, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $6.57B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for VMC is Buy with a score of 4.56.
