Vulcan Materials Co’s recent filing unveils that its Senior Vice President Clement David P unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.25 million on Nov 25 ’24. In the deal valued at $285.95 per share,887 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Clement David P now holds 773 shares worth roughly $0.19 million.
Then, DAVID P CLEMENT bought 887 shares, generating $253,638 in total proceeds.
Before that, Perkins Jerry F Jr sold 1,657 shares. Vulcan Materials Co shares valued at $481,491 were divested by the Senior Vice President at a price of $290.58 per share. As a result of the transaction, Perkins Jerry F Jr now holds 8,883 shares, worth roughly $2.15 million.
Wolfe Research upgraded its Vulcan Materials Co [VMC] rating to an Outperform from a a Peer perform in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including UBS’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early April from “a Buy” to “a Neutral”. JP Morgan also remained covering VMC and has increased its forecast on March 19, 2025 with a “an Overweight” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating.
Price Performance Review of VMC
On Thursday, Vulcan Materials Co [NYSE:VMC] saw its stock jump 0.57% to $241.93. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.70%. Vulcan Materials Co shares have fallen nearly -5.95% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -6.42% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $298.31 was reached on 02/18/25, a 52-week low of $215.08 was recorded on 03/10/25. SMA at 50 days reached $243.61, while 200 days put it at $255.92.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For VMC Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 239.42, which if violated will result in even more drops to 236.91. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 244.10. A further resistance level may holdings at 246.27. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 52.92, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 5.09, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 20.51%. Stochastics %K at 80.89% indicates the stock is a selling.
How much short interest is there in Vulcan Materials Co?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Vulcan Materials Co stocks on 2025-03-31, growing by 0.35 million shares to a total of 2.08 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-28 was 1.73 million shares. There was a rise of 16.89%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on November 07, 2024 when UBS began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $349 price target.
