On Friday, Vulcan Materials Co (NYSE: VMC) opened higher 1.19% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $258.64. Price fluctuations for VMC have ranged from $190.51 to $278.79 over the past 52 weeks.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Basic Materials Sector giant was 12.69%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 6.00% at the time writing. With a float of $131.82 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $132.10 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 10382 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 25.86%, operating margin of 18.24%, and the pretax margin is 16.35%.
Vulcan Materials Co (VMC) Breakdown of a Key Holders of the stock
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Building Materials industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Vulcan Materials Co is 0.18%, while institutional ownership is 93.26%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Aug 09 ’24, was worth 8,699,714. In this transaction Chairman & CEO of this company sold 35,592 shares at a rate of $244.43, taking the stock ownership to the 29,531 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Aug 09 ’24, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 35,592 for $244.43, making the entire transaction worth $8,699,617.
Vulcan Materials Co (VMC) Recent Fiscal highlights
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 6.00% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 13.94% during the next five years compared to 12.63% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Vulcan Materials Co (NYSE: VMC) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Vulcan Materials Co (VMC). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.66. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 4.56. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 63.82.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 6.86, a number that is poised to hit 2.36 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 9.05 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Vulcan Materials Co (VMC)
Looking closely at Vulcan Materials Co (NYSE: VMC), its last 5-days average volume was 0.88 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 0.82 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 94.93%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 5.64.
During the past 100 days, Vulcan Materials Co’s (VMC) raw stochastic average was set at 68.05%, which indicates a significant decrease from 95.89% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 20.07% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 25.44% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $244.52, while its 200-day Moving Average is $251.10. However, in the short run, Vulcan Materials Co’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $264.51. Second resistance stands at $267.31. The third major resistance level sits at $271.81. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $257.21, it is likely to go to the next support level at $252.71. Now, if the price goes above the second support level, the third support stands at $249.91.
Vulcan Materials Co (NYSE: VMC) Key Stats
There are currently 132,252K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 34.56 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 7,782 M according to its annual income of 933,200 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 2,014 M and its income totaled 308,000 K.
