Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Vulcan Materials Co shares valued at $253,638 were sold by Clement David P on Nov 25 ’24. At $285.95 per share, Clement David P sold 887 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 773 shares worth approximately $0.19 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, DAVID P CLEMENT purchased 887 shares, netting a total of over 253,638 in proceeds.
Before that, Perkins Jerry F Jr had sold 1,657 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $481,491, the Senior Vice President traded Vulcan Materials Co shares for $290.58 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,657 shares, worth approximately $2.14 million.
Analysts at UBS started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of March 22, 2024, JP Morgan has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” for VMC. Earlier on March 08, 2024, Wolfe Research downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Peer perform” for VMC stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing VMC Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.06%. Over the course of the year, Vulcan Materials Co shares have dropped approximately -6.56%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $280.33 on 02/18/25 and a 52-week low of $228.17 on 03/04/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $262.75, while a 200-day SMA reached $258.60.
Support And Resistance Levels for Vulcan Materials Co (VMC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 235.90, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 231.45. In the upper region, resistance lies at 243.31. The next price resistance is at 246.27. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 32.53 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -15.12, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 76.65%, indicating bearish price movement. Stochastics %K at buying indicates that the stock is to be held.
