DJ Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ advanced 1.98% to $276.04 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.43% to 7,674.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.98% to 53,277.01.
Vulcan Materials Co. closed 16.63% below its 52-week high of $331.09, which the company reached on February 10th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) rose 1.84% to $534.92 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) fell 1.77% to $19.95.
Trading volume (901,543) remained 197,153 below its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 21, 2026.