DJ Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ shed 1.34% to $295.98 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.78% to 6,869.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.49% to 48,739.41.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Vulcan Materials Co. closed 10.60% short of its 52-week high of $331.09, which the company reached on February 10th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) rose 0.58% to $660.60 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) rose 1.02% to $20.85.
Trading volume (1.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 4, 2026.
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March 04, 2026 16:56 ET (21:56 GMT)
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