DJ Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ shed 2.30% to $288.93 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.38% to 7,337.11 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.63% to 49,596.97.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Vulcan Materials Co. closed 12.73% below its 52-week high of $331.09, which the company reached on February 10th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) fell 2.44% to $600.49 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) rose 0.72% to $22.47.
Trading volume (792,285) remained 477,227 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 7, 2026.
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May 07, 2026 16:55 ET (20:55 GMT)
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