DJ Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ rallied 1.51% to $293.47 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.51% to 7,533.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.20% to 52,552.97.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Vulcan Materials Co. closed 11.36% below its 52-week high of $331.09, which the company reached on February 10th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) rose 1.34% to $576.93 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) rose 0.19% to $21.13.
Trading volume (617,264) remained 561,511 below its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 16, 2026.
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