DJ Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ slid 2.27% to $296.23 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.63% to 6,629.07 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.65% to 45,952.24.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Vulcan Materials Co. closed 4.98% short of its 52-week high of $311.74, which the company achieved on October 15th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) fell 2.35% to $624.14 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) fell 1.45% to $19.00.
Trading volume (791,567) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 752,360.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 16, 2025.
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October 16, 2025 16:53 ET (20:53 GMT)
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