DJ Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ slipped 1.10% to $241.70 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.02% to 7,704.13 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.31% to 51,349.98.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Vulcan Materials Co. closed 27.00% below its 52-week high of $331.09, which the company achieved on February 10th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) fell 2.11% to $480.10 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) rose 1.36% to $18.64.
Trading volume (1.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 24, 2026.