On Tuesday, Vulcan Materials Co (NYSE: VMC) opened higher 0.41% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $258.50. Price fluctuations for VMC have ranged from $194.40 to $278.79 over the past 52 weeks.
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A company in the Basic Materials sector has jumped its sales by 12.69% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 4.95% at the time writing. With a float of $131.82 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $132.10 million.
In an organization with 10382 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. 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) Insider and Institutional Ownership
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 93.14%. 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) Latest Financial update
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 4.95% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 14.38% 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 4.52. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 63.29.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 6.86, a number that is poised to hit 2.31 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 9.00 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Vulcan Materials Co (VMC)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 1.04 million. That was better than the volume of 0.83 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 63.19%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 5.26.
During the past 100 days, Vulcan Materials Co’s (VMC) raw stochastic average was set at 63.99%, which indicates a significant decrease from 86.51% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 15.88% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 25.57% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $246.33, while its 200-day Moving Average is $252.27. However, in the short run, Vulcan Materials Co’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $262.12. Second resistance stands at $264.70. The third major resistance level sits at $268.52. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $255.72, it is likely to go to the next support level at $251.90. The third support level lies at $249.32 if the price breaches the second support level.
Vulcan Materials Co (NYSE: VMC) Key Stats
There are currently 132,060K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 34.28 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.
