DJ Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ slid 2.00% to $294.82 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.21% to 7,420.10 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.98% to 51,492.55.
The stock's fall snapped a four-day winning streak.
Vulcan Materials Co. closed 10.95% 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 Wednesday, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) fell 2.07% to $591.08 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) fell 0.62% to $20.89.
Trading volume (1.1 M) remained 26,689 below its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 17, 2026.
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June 17, 2026 16:54 ET (20:54 GMT)
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