Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi (VMC) Stock Analysis
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Basic Materials · Building Materials
Sell if holding. At $279.00, A.R:R 0.6:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 5.4%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3).
Company operates primarily in the U.S. and is the nation's largest supplier of construction aggregates (mainly crushed stone, sand and gravel) and a major producer of aggregates-intensive downstream products such as asphalt mix and ready-mixed concrete. Delivered by trucks,... Read more
Sell if holding. At $279.00, A.R:R 0.6:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 5.4%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 67. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 49d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
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updated 2026-06-10Recent Developments — Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi
Latest news
- NEWS Vulcan Materials (VMC) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- NEWS VMC Earnings Preview: Vulcan Materials Q2 2026 on April 29 - Meyka — Meyka neutral
- NEWS Vulcan Materials (VMC) Reports Q1: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings - StockStory — StockStory neutral
- NEWS A Look At Vulcan Materials (VMC) Valuation After Recent Share Price Pullback And Premium P/E - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance negative
- NEWS From $11 to $20 Per Ton: What Vulcan Materials Investor Day Revealed for 2026 - TIKR.com — TIKR.com positive
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Sell if holding. At $279.00, A.R:R 0.6:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 5.4%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 67. Prior stop was $263.82. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $294.05 (+5.4% upside). Prior stop was $263.82. Stop-loss: $263.82.
Thin upside margin: 5.4%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3); Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1.
Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi trades at a P/E of 33.0 (forward 25.8). TrendMatrix value score: 4.6/10. Verdict: Sell.
28 analysts cover VMC with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $327.
What does Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi do?Company operates primarily in the U.S. and is the nation's largest supplier of construction aggregates (mainly crushed...
Company operates primarily in the U.S. and is the nation's largest supplier of construction aggregates (mainly crushed stone, sand and gravel) and a major producer of aggregates-intensive downstream products such as asphalt mix and ready-mixed concrete. Delivered by trucks, ships, barges and trains, we provide the materials needed for the infrastructure that maintains and expands the U.S. economy.