A stock’s 52-week high and low prices can offer a wealth of information about its current standing and prospective future performance. Vulcan Materials Co’s current trading price is -12.06% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 21.97%. The stock’s price range for this time frame has been between $215.08 and $298.31. The trading volume of the company’s shares in the Basic Materials reached around 2.34 million for the day, which was evidently higher than the average daily volume of 1.22 million over the last three months.
Vulcan Materials Co’s stock has seen a smooth market performance. The company’s stock achieved a 1-year high of $298.31 on 11/06/24, and the lowest price during that time was $215.08, recorded on 03/10/25.
How Financial Performance Impacts Market Capitalization
Vulcan Materials Co (VMC) has experienced a quarterly decline of -3.63% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 34.65B and boasts a workforce of 11971 employees.
The Role of Moving Averages and Trading Volume in Technical Analysis
Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 254.54, with a change in price of -24.17. Similarly, Vulcan Materials Co recorded 1,045,100 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of -8.44%.
How VMC’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio Affects Financial Health
A company’s financial condition and market reputation can be evaluated using the debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio. This ratio, calculated by dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, indicates the proportion of debt a company employs to back its assets in relation to its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for VMC stands at 0.73. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 0.67.
VMC Stock Stochastic Average
Vulcan Materials Co’s raw stochastic average for the past 50 days is currently at 85.85%. This represents a fall from the raw stochastic average of the last 20 days, which was recorded at 96.36%. Additionally, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the past 20 days were 88.44% and 88.45%, respectively.
VMC Stock Price Performance Analysis
A mixed performance in the stock price over the year has left investors with either an optimistic or pessimistic outlook, depending on their point of view. Year to date metric has recorded a gain of 1.98%.However, over the last six months, we can see a weaker performance of 2.26%. Over the last 30 days, the price of VMC has fallen by 12.44%. And in the last five days, it has surged by 7.27%.
