DJ Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. $(VMC)$ rallied 2.07% to $263.75 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.15% to 6,581.00 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.38% to 46,208.47.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Vulcan Materials Co. closed 20.34% short of its 52-week high of $331.09, which the company reached on February 10th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) rose 3.01% to $577.59 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) rose 2.24% to $20.09.
Trading volume (1.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 23, 2026.
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March 23, 2026 16:57 ET (20:57 GMT)
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