DJ Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ slid 2.64% to $267.83 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.24% to 7,408.50 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.07% to 49,526.17.
Vulcan Materials Co. closed 19.11% short of its 52-week high of $331.09, which the company achieved on February 10th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) fell 2.88% to $558.66 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) fell 1.91% to $22.14.
Trading volume (947,565) remained 283,435 below its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 15, 2026.
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May 15, 2026 16:54 ET (20:54 GMT)
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