Vulcan Materials traded at $279.15 this Monday July 20th, decreasing $9.18 or 3.18 percent since the previous trading session. Looking back, over the last four weeks, Vulcan Materials lost 7.82 percent. Over the last 12 months, its price rose by 4.71 percent. Looking ahead, we forecast Vulcan Materials to be priced at 282.28 by the end of this quarter and at 264.86 in one year, according to Trading Economics global macro models projections and analysts expectations.
Vulcan Materials Company is a supplier of construction aggregates (primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel) and a producer of asphalt mix and ready-mixed concrete. The Company operates through four segments: Aggregates, Asphalt Mix, Concrete and Calcium. The Aggregates segment produces and sells aggregates (crushed stone, sand and gravel, sand, and other aggregates) and related products and services. The Company produces and sells asphalt mix in Alabama, Arizona, California, New Mexico, Tennessee and Texas. The Company produces and sells ready-mixed concrete in California, Maryland, Texas and Virginia. The Calcium segment consists of a single calcium operation in Brooksville, Florida, which produces and sells calcium products for the animal feed, plastics and water treatment industries. The Company has approximately380 active aggregates facilities. The Company sells aggregates that are used as ballast for construction and maintenance of railroad tracks.