DJ Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ shed 1.38% to $242.75 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.17% to 7,670.84 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.26% to 51,349.92.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Vulcan Materials Co. closed 26.68% 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 Tuesday, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) fell 2.38% to $479.09 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) rose 0.81% to $18.68.
Trading volume (1.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 29, 2026.