DJ Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ rallied 1.11% to $327.32 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.47% to 6,964.82 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.04% to 50,135.87.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Vulcan Materials Co. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $324.56, which the company reached on February 6th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) rose 0.83% to $695.73 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) fell 1.08% to $20.12.
Trading volume (1.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 922,870.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 9, 2026.
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