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Vulcan Materials Co has a consensus price target of $301.86 based on the ratings of 23 analysts. The high is $365 issued by Citigroup on March 2, 2026. The low is $186 issued by Morgan Stanley on April 20, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, and Citigroup on March 9, 2026, March 4, 2026, and March 2, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $335.67 between Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, and Citigroup, there's an implied 26.67% upside for Vulcan Materials Co from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) was reported by Morgan Stanley on March 9, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $322.00 expecting VMC to rise to within 12 months (a possible 21.51% upside). 33 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) was provided by Morgan Stanley, and Vulcan Materials maintained their equal-weight rating.
The last upgrade for Vulcan Materials Co happened on May 16, 2025 when UBS raised their price target to $318. UBS previously had a neutral for Vulcan Materials Co.
The last downgrade for Vulcan Materials Co happened on March 4, 2026 when JP Morgan changed their price target from $335 to $320 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 9, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 9, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Vulcan Materials (VMC) rating was a maintained with a price target of $321.00 to $322.00. The current price Vulcan Materials (VMC) is trading at is $265.00, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.