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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. shed 7.8% to $302.22 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.1% to 6,843.22 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.1% to 49,533.19.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Vulcan Materials Co. closed 8.7% short of its 52-week high of $331.09, which the company achieved on February 10th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. fell 1.8% to $666.53, MDU Resources Group Inc. fell 2.5% to $20.27.
Trading volume totaled 2.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 976,826.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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February 17, 2026 16:33 ET (21:33 GMT)
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