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Vulcan Materials Co has a consensus price target of $271.36 based on the ratings of 24 analysts. The high is $349 issued by UBS on November 7, 2024. The low is $185 issued by Atlantic Equities on January 24, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by JP Morgan, Stifel, and Morgan Stanley on March 19, 2025, March 4, 2025, and February 24, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $290.67 between JP Morgan, Stifel, and Morgan Stanley, there's an implied 20.62% upside for Vulcan Materials Co from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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03/19/2025 | Buy Now | 18.27% | JP Morgan | Adrian Huerta63% | $290 → $285 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
03/04/2025 | Buy Now | 19.1% | Stifel | Brian Brophy33% | → $287 | Reinstates | → Buy | Get Alert |
02/24/2025 | Buy Now | 24.49% | Morgan Stanley | Angel Castillo46% | $295 → $300 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
02/19/2025 | Buy Now | 18.68% | RBC Capital | Mike Dahl73% | $269 → $286 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
01/16/2025 | Buy Now | 22.42% | Raymond James | Patrick Tyler Brown77% | $298 → $295 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
01/06/2025 | Buy Now | 24.91% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari76% | $325 → $301 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
01/02/2025 | Buy Now | 34.87% | Stephens & Co. | Trey Grooms77% | $325 → $325 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
11/27/2024 | Buy Now | 20.34% | JP Morgan | Adrian Huerta63% | $245 → $290 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
11/07/2024 | Buy Now | 44.83% | UBS | Steven Fisher74% | → $349 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
11/01/2024 | Buy Now | 30.72% | Truist Securities | Keith Hughes77% | $300 → $315 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
10/29/2024 | Buy Now | 18.27% | Barclays | Adam Seiden50% | $250 → $285 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
10/09/2024 | Buy Now | 1.67% | JP Morgan | Adrian Huerta63% | $250 → $245 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
08/08/2024 | Buy Now | 21.17% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari76% | $297 → $292 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
08/08/2024 | Buy Now | 16.19% | Stephens & Co. | Trey Grooms77% | $300 → $280 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
08/07/2024 | Buy Now | 6.65% | RBC Capital | Mike Dahl73% | $267 → $257 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
08/07/2024 | Buy Now | 24.49% | Truist Securities | Keith Hughes77% | $320 → $300 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
07/11/2024 | Buy Now | 23.25% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari76% | $322 → $297 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
07/03/2024 | Buy Now | 18.27% | Loop Capital | Garik Shmois63% | $305 → $285 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
05/03/2024 | Buy Now | 28.64% | Stephens & Co. | Trey Grooms77% | $300 → $310 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
05/03/2024 | Buy Now | 12.87% | RBC Capital | Mike Dahl73% | $269 → $272 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
04/18/2024 | Buy Now | 32.38% | Jefferies | Philip Ng67% | $298 → $319 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
04/05/2024 | Buy Now | 33.62% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari76% | $263 → $322 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
04/02/2024 | Buy Now | 32.79% | Truist Securities | Keith Hughes77% | $300 → $320 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
03/22/2024 | Buy Now | 12.04% | JP Morgan | Adrian Huerta63% | $245 → $270 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
03/08/2024 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Timna Tanners68% | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
02/20/2024 | Buy Now | 11.63% | RBC Capital | Mike Dahl73% | $236 → $269 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
02/20/2024 | Buy Now | 21.17% | Goldman Sachs | Jerry Revich51% | $264 → $292 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
02/20/2024 | Buy Now | 24.49% | Truist Securities | Keith Hughes77% | $260 → $300 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
01/25/2024 | Buy Now | -0.41% | Raymond James | Patrick Tyler Brown77% | $225 → $240 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
01/12/2024 | Buy Now | -2.07% | RBC Capital | Mike Dahl73% | $235 → $236 | Downgrade | Outperform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
01/08/2024 | Buy Now | -13.69% | Morgan Stanley | Angel Castillo46% | → $208 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
12/19/2023 | Buy Now | 15.78% | Stifel | Stanley Elliott75% | $260 → $279 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
12/12/2023 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Adrian Huerta63% | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
10/30/2023 | Buy Now | -6.63% | Raymond James | Patrick Tyler Brown77% | $240 → $225 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
10/24/2023 | Buy Now | 7.89% | Seaport Global | Rohit Seth69% | → $260 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
10/12/2023 | Buy Now | -0.41% | Raymond James | Patrick Tyler Brown77% | $243 → $240 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
08/24/2023 | Buy Now | -0.41% | JP Morgan | Adrian Huerta63% | $230 → $240 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
08/07/2023 | Buy Now | 7.89% | DA Davidson | Brent Thielman79% | $225 → $260 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
08/07/2023 | Buy Now | 3.74% | Barclays | Adam Seiden50% | $230 → $250 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
08/04/2023 | Buy Now | 7.89% | Truist Securities | Keith Hughes77% | $225 → $260 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
08/04/2023 | Buy Now | 7.89% | Stephens & Co. | Trey Grooms77% | $230 → $260 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
08/04/2023 | Buy Now | -2.07% | RBC Capital | Mike Dahl73% | $212 → $236 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
08/04/2023 | Buy Now | 0.84% | Raymond James | Patrick Tyler Brown77% | $202 → $243 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
08/04/2023 | Buy Now | 7.89% | Citigroup | James Hardiman61% | $256 → $260 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
07/14/2023 | Buy Now | 6.23% | Citigroup | James Hardiman61% | $232 → $256 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
07/13/2023 | Buy Now | 9.97% | Jefferies | Philip Ng67% | $225 → $265 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
07/06/2023 | Buy Now | -4.56% | JP Morgan | Adrian Huerta63% | $215 → $230 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
05/10/2023 | Buy Now | -6.63% | DA Davidson | Brent Thielman79% | $212 → $225 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
05/08/2023 | Buy Now | -3.73% | Citigroup | James Hardiman61% | $203 → $232 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
05/05/2023 | Buy Now | -12.03% | RBC Capital | Mike Dahl73% | $193 → $212 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
05/05/2023 | Buy Now | -16.59% | Morgan Stanley | Courtney Yakavonis58% | $186 → $201 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
05/05/2023 | Buy Now | -2.48% | Goldman Sachs | Jerry Revich51% | $212 → $235 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
05/05/2023 | Buy Now | -16.18% | Raymond James | Patrick Tyler Brown77% | $199 → $202 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
05/05/2023 | Buy Now | -10.78% | JP Morgan | Adrian Huerta63% | $200 → $215 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
04/20/2023 | Buy Now | -22.82% | Morgan Stanley | Dillon Cumming51% | $191 → $186 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/12/2023 | Buy Now | -16.18% | Wolfe Research | Timna Tanners68% | $204 → $202 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
04/03/2023 | Buy Now | -12.03% | Goldman Sachs | Jerry Revich51% | $188 → $212 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
02/22/2023 | Buy Now | -10.78% | Argus Research | David Coleman62% | $215 → $215 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
02/21/2023 | Buy Now | -20.74% | Morgan Stanley | Courtney Yakavonis58% | $199 → $191 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
02/17/2023 | Buy Now | -15.35% | Wolfe Research | Timna Tanners68% | $193 → $204 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
02/17/2023 | Buy Now | -6.63% | Truist Securities | Keith Hughes77% | $210 → $225 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
02/17/2023 | Buy Now | -10.78% | Stephens & Co. | Trey Grooms77% | $225 → $215 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
02/17/2023 | Buy Now | -12.03% | DA Davidson | Brent Thielman79% | $200 → $212 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
02/17/2023 | Buy Now | -19.91% | RBC Capital | Mike Dahl73% | $191 → $193 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
02/10/2023 | Buy Now | — | Seaport Global | Rohit Seth69% | — | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
01/25/2023 | Buy Now | -17.42% | Raymond James | Patrick Tyler Brown77% | $186 → $199 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
01/24/2023 | Buy Now | -23.23% | Atlantic Equities | Colin Isaac38% | $180 → $185 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
01/20/2023 | Buy Now | -17.42% | Morgan Stanley | Courtney Yakavonis58% | $203 → $199 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
01/13/2023 | Buy Now | -20.74% | RBC Capital | Mike Dahl73% | $170 → $191 | Upgrade | Sector Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
12/19/2022 | Buy Now | -5.8% | Stifel | Stanley Elliott75% | $215 → $227 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
12/14/2022 | Buy Now | -15.76% | Morgan Stanley | Courtney Yakavonis58% | $181 → $203 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
12/08/2022 | Buy Now | -17.01% | JP Morgan | Adrian Heurta59% | $185 → $200 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
11/04/2022 | Buy Now | -14.93% | Stephens & Co. | Trey Grooms77% | $200 → $205 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
11/04/2022 | Buy Now | -10.78% | Argus Research | David Coleman62% | $240 → $215 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
11/04/2022 | Buy Now | -22.82% | Raymond James | Patrick Tyler Brown77% | $197 → $186 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
11/03/2022 | Buy Now | -24.89% | Morgan Stanley | Courtney Yakavonis58% | $175 → $181 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/13/2022 | Buy Now | -27.38% | Morgan Stanley | Courtney Yakavonis58% | $180 → $175 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/12/2022 | Buy Now | -17.01% | DA Davidson | Brent Thielman79% | $205 → $200 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
10/10/2022 | Buy Now | -21.57% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari76% | $199 → $189 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
09/22/2022 | Buy Now | -23.23% | JP Morgan | Adrian Huerta63% | $170 → $185 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
09/01/2022 | Buy Now | — | Vertical Research | Michael Dudas69% | — | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
08/30/2022 | Buy Now | -8.71% | Stifel | Stanley Elliott75% | $220 → $220 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
08/19/2022 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | Patrick Tyler Brown77% | — | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
08/10/2022 | Buy Now | -14.1% | Jefferies | Philip Ng67% | → $207 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
08/05/2022 | Buy Now | -8.71% | Stifel | Stanley Elliott75% | → $220 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
08/05/2022 | Buy Now | -6.63% | Stephens & Co. | Trey Grooms77% | $200 → $225 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
07/20/2022 | Buy Now | -29.45% | JP Morgan | Adrian Huerta63% | $180 → $170 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
07/19/2022 | Buy Now | -19.08% | DA Davidson | Brent Thielman79% | $220 → $195 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
07/18/2022 | Buy Now | -25.31% | Morgan Stanley | Courtney Yakavonis58% | $203 → $180 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
07/14/2022 | Buy Now | -19.5% | Wolfe Research | Timna Tanners68% | $211 → $194 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
07/08/2022 | Buy Now | -9.95% | Stifel | Stanley Elliott75% | → $217 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
07/05/2022 | Buy Now | -17.01% | Truist Securities | Keith Hughes77% | $270 → $200 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
06/23/2022 | Buy Now | -21.57% | Goldman Sachs | Jerry Revich51% | $215 → $189 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
05/05/2022 | Buy Now | -0.41% | Stifel | Stanley Elliott75% | → $240 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
04/18/2022 | Buy Now | -7.05% | Morgan Stanley | Courtney Yakavonis58% | $232 → $224 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/13/2022 | Buy Now | 5.4% | Jefferies | Philip Ng67% | → $254 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
The latest price target for Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) was reported by JP Morgan on March 19, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $285.00 expecting VMC to rise to within 12 months (a possible 18.27% upside). 23 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) was provided by JP Morgan, and Vulcan Materials upgraded their overweight rating.
The last upgrade for Vulcan Materials Co happened on March 19, 2025 when JP Morgan raised their price target to $285. JP Morgan previously had a neutral for Vulcan Materials Co.
The last downgrade for Vulcan Materials Co happened on March 22, 2024 when JP Morgan changed their price target from $245 to $270 for Vulcan Materials Co.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Vulcan Materials, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Vulcan Materials was filed on March 19, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 19, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Vulcan Materials (VMC) rating was a upgraded with a price target of $290.00 to $285.00. The current price Vulcan Materials (VMC) is trading at is $240.98, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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