DJ Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ slid 1.80% to $269.58 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.33% to 7,686.14 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.70% to 53,185.90.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Vulcan Materials Co. closed 18.58% short of its 52-week high of $331.09, which the company reached on February 10th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) fell 2.33% to $518.70 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) rose 0.66% to $19.92.
Trading volume (972,220) remained 79,566 below its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 31, 2026.