DJ Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ rose 2.88% to $280.13 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.72% to 6,575.32 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.48% to 46,565.74.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Vulcan Materials Co. closed 15.39% below its 52-week high of $331.09, which the company achieved on February 10th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) rose 1.74% to $598.92 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) rose 1.50% to $21.03.
Trading volume (2.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 1, 2026.
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