In a filing, Vulcan Materials Co revealed its President BAKER THOMPSON S II unloaded Company’s shares for reported $2.15 million on Dec 11 ’25. In the deal valued at $300.81 per share,7,135 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, BAKER THOMPSON S II now holds 0 shares worth roughly $0.0.
Then, BAKER THOMPSON S II bought 7,135 shares, generating $2,151,131 in total proceeds.
Before that, Franklin Denson N. III sold 665 shares. Vulcan Materials Co shares valued at $196,175 were divested by the SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary at a price of $295.00 per share. As a result of the transaction, Franklin Denson N. III now holds 8,284 shares, worth roughly $2.53 million.
B. Riley Securities initiated its Vulcan Materials Co [VMC] rating to a Buy in a research note published on January 16, 2026; the price target was $345. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including DA Davidson’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid January from “a Buy” to “a Neutral”. Wells Fargo began covering VMC with “an Equal weight” recommendation on October 08, 2025. UBS revised its rating on May 16, 2025. It rated VMC as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of VMC
On Friday, Vulcan Materials Co [NYSE:VMC] saw its stock jump 1.41% to $305.97. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -1.81%. Vulcan Materials Co shares have risen nearly 14.09% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 7.28% 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 2025-12-31, growing by 51877.0 shares to a total of 4.78 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-28 was 4.73 million shares. There was a rise of 1.09%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
