Vulcan Materials Company $VMC Shares Sold by California State Teachers Retirement System

California State Teachers Retirement System decreased its holdings in Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) by 1.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 224,159 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 3,713 shares during the quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System’s holdings in Vulcan Materials were worth $61,038,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. NBT Bank N A NY purchased a new position in shares of Vulcan Materials in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vulcan Materials by 71.7% in the first quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 103 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. purchased a new position in Vulcan Materials in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Godsey & Gibb Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vulcan Materials during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vulcan Materials during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.39% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Vulcan Materials

Here are the key news stories impacting Vulcan Materials this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q2 earnings and revenue exceeded expectations. Vulcan reported adjusted EPS of $2.59 versus the $2.46 consensus estimate, while revenue reached $2.16 billion compared with expectations of $2.14 billion. Revenue increased 2.5% year over year, supported by pricing, aggregates volumes and cost control. Vulcan Materials Q2 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Aggregates profitability and the full-year outlook remained resilient. Aggregates shipments rose 1% to 59.9 million tons, while segment gross profit increased to $567 million, or $9.47 per ton. Management reaffirmed its full-year adjusted EBITDA outlook of $2.4 billion to $2.6 billion and returned $318 million to shareholders through buybacks and dividends. Vulcan Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst targets remain broadly constructive but mixed. Royal Bank of Canada raised its target to $300 while maintaining a “sector perform” rating. Citigroup lowered its target modestly to $350 but retained a “buy” rating, indicating analysts still see upside but differ on the stock’s risk-reward profile.
• Negative Sentiment: Weather disruption and energy inflation remain headwinds. Management said pricing and cost controls offset higher energy costs, but these pressures could continue to limit margin expansion. The shares also trade at a relatively elevated valuation, with a reported P/E ratio above 32, potentially increasing sensitivity to any slowdown in construction demand.
• Negative Sentiment: A Mexico arbitration award was much smaller than Vulcan’s claim. Mexico was ordered to pay $15 million—less than 1% of Vulcan’s total claim—making the near-term financial benefit immaterial and leaving the broader dispute unresolved. Mexico Arbitration Award

Vulcan Materials Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:VMC opened at $271.37 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.89 and a current ratio of 1.76. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $288.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $290.02. The stock has a market cap of $35.21 billion, a PE ratio of 32.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.05. Vulcan Materials Company has a one year low of $252.35 and a one year high of $331.09.

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The construction company reported $2.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.46 by $0.13. Vulcan Materials had a return on equity of 13.05% and a net margin of 13.75%.The company had revenue of $2.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.14 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.42 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that Vulcan Materials Company will post 9.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vulcan Materials Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, August 13th will be given a dividend of $0.52 per share. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 13th. Vulcan Materials’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.73%.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP David P. Clement sold 2,212 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $292.29, for a total transaction of $646,545.48. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 8,716 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,547,599.64. This trade represents a 20.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.65% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on VMC shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Vulcan Materials in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Vulcan Materials from $322.00 to $321.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 6th. Zacks Research upgraded Vulcan Materials from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. UBS Group cut their price target on Vulcan Materials from $350.00 to $349.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Vulcan Materials from $296.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $327.93.

Vulcan Materials Profile

Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) is a U.S.-based producer of construction materials that supplies the building and infrastructure markets. The company’s primary products include construction aggregates such as crushed stone, sand and gravel, as well as asphalt mixes and ready-mixed concrete. These materials are used in a wide range of projects including highways, commercial and residential construction, and public infrastructure.

Vulcan operates an integrated network of quarries, asphalt plants and concrete facilities to produce and deliver materials to contractors, municipalities and private developers.