DJ Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ rallied 4.17% to $323.72 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.97% to 6,932.30 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 2.47% to 50,115.67.
Vulcan Materials Co. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $318.67, which the company reached on February 3rd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) rose 2.84% to $690.00 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) rose 0.89% to $20.34.
Trading volume (992,580) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 927,332.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 6, 2026.
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February 06, 2026 16:53 ET (21:53 GMT)
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