Vulcan Materials Co (NYSE: VMC) has seen a decline in its stock price by -1.75 in relation to its previous close of 287.71. However, the company has experienced a -2.72% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. youtube.com reported 2024-11-12 that Financials and materials take focus in today’s Big 3, all of which have seen significant upside growth off post-election anticipation. Jessica Inskip joins Rick Ducat to break down the technical trends in CME Group (CME), Blackrock (BLK), and Vulcan Materials (VMC).
Is It Worth Investing in Vulcan Materials Co (NYSE: VMC) Right Now?
Vulcan Materials Co (NYSE: VMC) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.51x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for VMC is 0.81. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for VMC is 131.82M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.05% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VMC on November 15, 2024 was 953.43K shares.
VMC’s Market Performance
The stock of Vulcan Materials Co (VMC) has seen a -2.72% decrease in the past week, with a 10.22% rise in the past month, and a 15.65% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.77%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.02% for VMC. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.81% for VMC stock, with a simple moving average of 10.54% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VMC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VMC stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for VMC by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for VMC in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $349 based on the research report published on November 07, 2024 of the current year 2024.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VMC reach a price target of $270, previously predicting the price at $245. The rating they have provided for VMC stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on March 22nd, 2024.
VMC Trading at 10.53% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VMC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.24% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.02%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.77%, as shares surge +9.29% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +21.76% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VMC fell by -2.72%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +25.07% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $272.30. In addition, Vulcan Materials Co saw 24.52% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VMC starting from Perkins Jerry F Jr, who sale 1,657 shares at the price of $290.58 back on Nov 08 ’24. After this action, Perkins Jerry F Jr now owns 8,883 shares of Vulcan Materials Co, valued at $481,491 using the latest closing price.
Franklin Denson N. III, the SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary of Vulcan Materials Co, sale 1,942 shares at $290.00 during a trade that took place back on Nov 12 ’24, which means that Franklin Denson N. III is holding 4,472 shares at $563,180 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VMC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.26 for the gross margin
The net margin for Vulcan Materials Co stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 11.14, with 5.89 for asset returns.
Based on Vulcan Materials Co (VMC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.3 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.43. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.42. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.39.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.06 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.49. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.44. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.27for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.52. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.86.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Vulcan Materials Co (VMC) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
