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Why is VMC stock moving?

Vulcan Materials Company · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026

Vulcan Materials Company
VMC · $33.38B
$257.63-7.7%last 60 sessions · close Oct 16, 2026
$240.83$328.3752 weeks
Buy · 24 analystsPT $310.40 +20.5%
  • P/E vs own-12.5%
  • P/E vs sector+28.9%
  • Target upside+20.5%
  • Off 52w high-21.5%
  • Insiders-$4.44M
  • FCF yield+3.1%
  • Earnings in13d
  • Trendbearish
  • Sector→ -3.0%
  • RSI59
  • MA20×50↑ in ~17d
  • Volume1.3x
  • Support-2.5%
  • Resistance+0.8%

The move, split

Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) rose 2.1% on Oct 16, 2026.

The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Basic Materials stocks rose 0.2%. Most of the move is specific to VMC.

Market (SPY)-1.1%
Basic Materials sector+1.3%
VMC specific+1.8%

0 stories on the day (30-day average 0.2).

Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.

Context

  • News0.00
  • Volume1.3x
  • Off 52w high-21.5%
  • Sector→ -3.0%
  • Earnings in13d

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