Vulcan Materials Co’s recent filing unveils that its Officer JAMES HILL acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.82 million on May 19 ’25. In the deal valued at $216.40 per share,3,803 shares were bought.
Then, JAMES THOMAS HILL bought 31,939 shares, generating $8,797,470 in total proceeds.
Before that, Clement David P sold 1,500 shares. Vulcan Materials Co shares valued at $405,000 were divested by the Senior Vice President at a price of $270.00 per share. As a result of the transaction, Clement David P now holds 2,832 shares, worth roughly $0.78 million.
UBS upgraded its Vulcan Materials Co [VMC] rating to a Buy from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Wolfe Research’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early April from “a Peer perform” to “an Outperform”. UBS also remained covering VMC and has decreased its forecast on April 07, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. JP Morgan revised its rating on March 19, 2025. It rated VMC as “an Overweight” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of VMC
On Monday, Vulcan Materials Co [NYSE:VMC] saw its stock jump 0.18% to $276.01. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 1.34%. Vulcan Materials Co shares have risen nearly 7.30% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 2.04% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Vulcan Materials Co?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Vulcan Materials Co stocks on 2025-04-30, growing by 1.24 million shares to a total of 3.32 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-03-31 was 2.08 million shares. There was a rise of 37.37%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
