DJ Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ slipped 1.90% to $244.13 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.22% to 7,801.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.66% to 51,179.87.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Vulcan Materials Co. closed 26.26% below 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 2.04% to $479.01 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) fell 0.32% to $18.89.
Trading volume (874,153) remained 256,407 below its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 7, 2026.