DJ Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ rallied 2.77% to $303.19 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index remaining mostly unchanged at 7,483.24 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.14% to 52,900.07.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Vulcan Materials Co. closed 8.43% 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) rose 3.48% to $599.42 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) remained unchanged.
Trading volume (1.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 2, 2026.
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July 02, 2026 16:51 ET (20:51 GMT)
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