DJ Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ rose 1.05% to $294.77 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.24% to 7,109.14 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.01% to 49,442.56.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Vulcan Materials Co. closed 10.97% short of its 52-week high of $331.09, which the company reached on February 10th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) rose 0.86% to $627.35 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) rose 0.41% to $21.85.
Trading volume (556,778) remained 808,744 below its 50-day average volume of 1.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 20, 2026.
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