DJ Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ shed 1.40% to $244.40 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.75% to 7,706.03 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.68% to 51,511.59.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Vulcan Materials Co. closed 26.18% below its 52-week high of $331.09, which the company reached on February 10th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) fell 1.78% to $490.45 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) fell 0.92% to $18.39.
Trading volume (1.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 23, 2026.