DJ Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ rose 1.08% to $301.71 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.26% to 6,944.47 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.60% to 49,442.44.
Vulcan Materials Co. closed 3.72% below its 52-week high of $313.37, which the company achieved on January 12th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) rose 0.66% to $640.94 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) rose 0.49% to $20.42.
Trading volume (804,377) remained 248,831 below its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 15, 2026.
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January 15, 2026 16:53 ET (21:53 GMT)
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