After Hours
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. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that VULCAN REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2023 RESULTS.
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Stocks Info
VMC belongs to the Basic Materials sector of the NYSE while operating in the Building Materials industry. The current market capitalization of Vulcan Materials Co is $35.35B. A total of 0.74 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 765.05K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Clement David P sold 2,842 shares of VMC for 263.00 per share on Feb 29 ’24. After the transaction, the Senior Vice President now owns 3,660 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 22 ’24, Bass Stanley G sold 1,691 shares at 255.66 per share. VMC shares that Chief Strategy Officer owns now total 27,620.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Pigg Randy L. disposed of 307 shares on Feb 22 ’24 at a per-share price of $255.27. This resulted in the Vice President and Controller holding 1,896 shares of VMC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Bass Stanley G sold 8,310 shares at $251.68 per share on Feb 21 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Strategy Officer now total 29,311.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Vulcan Materials Co pays an annual dividend of $1.75, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.65%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 38.29. 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.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, VMC has a high of $269.68 and a low of $159.76.
As of this writing, VMC has an earnings estimate of $0.82 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
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using 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 $56.65, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $6.57B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. 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.
