DJ Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ rallied 1.79% to $305.92 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.54% to 6,976.44 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.05% to 49,407.66.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Vulcan Materials Co. closed 2.38% below its 52-week high of $313.37, which the company achieved on January 12th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) rose 0.37% to $654.33 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) fell 0.68% to $20.37.
Trading volume (991,430) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 915,446.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 2, 2026.
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