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Vulcan Materials Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:VMC | Benzinga
Vulcan Materials Co has a consensus price target of $272.68 based on the ratings of 24 analysts. The high is $325 issued by Stephens & Co. on January 2, 2025. The low is $185 issued by Atlantic Equities on January 24, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by UBS, Morgan Stanley, and Stifel on May 16, 2025, May 12, 2025, and May 2, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $310 between UBS, Morgan Stanley, and Stifel, there's an implied 13.14% upside for Vulcan Materials Co from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
UBS
Morgan Stanley
Stifel
Raymond James
Loop Capital
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Vulcan Materials
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 05/16/2025 | Buy Now | 16.06% | UBS | Steven Fisher74% | $280 → $318 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/12/2025 | Buy Now | 10.59% | Morgan Stanley | Angel Castillo53% | $273 → $303 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2025 | Buy Now | 12.78% | Stifel | Brian Brophy76% | $287 → $309 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2025 | Buy Now | 7.67% | Raymond James | Patrick Tyler Brown78% | $300 → $295 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2025 | Buy Now | -0.36% | Morgan Stanley | Angel Castillo53% | $300 → $273 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2025 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Timna Tanners67% | — | Upgrade | Peer Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/07/2025 | Buy Now | -5.84% | UBS | Steven Fisher74% | $343 → $258 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/01/2025 | Buy Now | 16.79% | Loop Capital | Garik Shmois68% | $325 → $320 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/19/2025 | Buy Now | 4.02% | JP Morgan | Adrian Huerta70% | $290 → $285 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/04/2025 | Buy Now | 4.75% | Stifel | Brian Brophy76% | → $287 | Reinstates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/24/2025 | Buy Now | 9.49% | Morgan Stanley | Angel Castillo53% | $295 → $300 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/19/2025 | Buy Now | 4.38% | RBC Capital | Mike Dahl73% | $269 → $286 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2025 | Buy Now | 7.67% | Raymond James | Patrick Tyler Brown78% | $298 → $295 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2025 | Buy Now | 9.86% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari77% | $325 → $301 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/02/2025 | Buy Now | 18.62% | Stephens & Co. | Trey Grooms80% | $325 → $325 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/27/2024 | Buy Now | 5.84% | JP Morgan | Adrian Huerta70% | $245 → $290 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/07/2024 | Buy Now | 27.38% | UBS | Steven Fisher74% | → $349 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | 14.97% | Truist Securities | Keith Hughes79% | $300 → $315 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/29/2024 | Buy Now | 4.02% | Barclays | Adam Seiden51% | $250 → $285 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2024 | Buy Now | -10.58% | JP Morgan | Adrian Huerta70% | $250 → $245 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2024 | Buy Now | 6.57% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari77% | $297 → $292 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2024 | Buy Now | 2.19% | Stephens & Co. | Trey Grooms80% | $300 → $280 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2024 | Buy Now | -6.2% | RBC Capital | Mike Dahl73% | $267 → $257 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2024 | Buy Now | 9.49% | Truist Securities | Keith Hughes79% | $320 → $300 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2024 | Buy Now | 8.4% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari77% | $322 → $297 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/03/2024 | Buy Now | 4.02% | Loop Capital | Garik Shmois68% | $305 → $285 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | 13.14% | Stephens & Co. | Trey Grooms80% | $300 → $310 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | -0.73% | RBC Capital | Mike Dahl73% | $269 → $272 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2024 | Buy Now | 16.43% | Jefferies | Philip Ng67% | $298 → $319 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/05/2024 | Buy Now | 17.52% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari77% | $263 → $322 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/02/2024 | Buy Now | 16.79% | Truist Securities | Keith Hughes79% | $300 → $320 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/22/2024 | Buy Now | -1.46% | JP Morgan | Adrian Huerta70% | $245 → $270 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/08/2024 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Timna Tanners67% | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2024 | Buy Now | -1.82% | RBC Capital | Mike Dahl73% | $236 → $269 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2024 | Buy Now | 6.57% | Goldman Sachs | Jerry Revich51% | $264 → $292 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2024 | Buy Now | 9.49% | Truist Securities | Keith Hughes79% | $260 → $300 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/25/2024 | Buy Now | -12.41% | Raymond James | Patrick Tyler Brown78% | $225 → $240 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/12/2024 | Buy Now | -13.87% | RBC Capital | Mike Dahl73% | $235 → $236 | Downgrade | Outperform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2024 | Buy Now | -24.08% | Morgan Stanley | Angel Castillo53% | → $208 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2023 | Buy Now | 1.83% | Stifel | Stanley Elliott76% | $260 → $279 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2023 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Adrian Huerta70% | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2023 | Buy Now | -17.88% | Raymond James | Patrick Tyler Brown78% | $240 → $225 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2023 | Buy Now | -5.11% | Seaport Global | Rohit Seth66% | → $260 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/12/2023 | Buy Now | -12.41% | Raymond James | Patrick Tyler Brown78% | $243 → $240 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/24/2023 | Buy Now | -12.41% | JP Morgan | Adrian Huerta70% | $230 → $240 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2023 | Buy Now | -5.11% | DA Davidson | Brent Thielman82% | $225 → $260 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2023 | Buy Now | -8.76% | Barclays | Adam Seiden51% | $230 → $250 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2023 | Buy Now | -5.11% | Truist Securities | Keith Hughes79% | $225 → $260 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2023 | Buy Now | -5.11% | Stephens & Co. | Trey Grooms80% | $230 → $260 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2023 | Buy Now | -13.87% | RBC Capital | Mike Dahl73% | $212 → $236 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2023 | Buy Now | -11.31% | Raymond James | Patrick Tyler Brown78% | $202 → $243 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2023 | Buy Now | -5.11% | Citigroup | James Hardiman64% | $256 → $260 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/14/2023 | Buy Now | -6.57% | Citigroup | James Hardiman64% | $232 → $256 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/13/2023 | Buy Now | -3.28% | Jefferies | Philip Ng67% | $225 → $265 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/06/2023 | Buy Now | -16.06% | JP Morgan | Adrian Huerta70% | $215 → $230 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/10/2023 | Buy Now | -17.88% | DA Davidson | Brent Thielman82% | $212 → $225 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2023 | Buy Now | -15.33% | Citigroup | James Hardiman64% | $203 → $232 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2023 | Buy Now | -22.62% | RBC Capital | Mike Dahl73% | $193 → $212 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2023 | Buy Now | -26.64% | Morgan Stanley | Courtney Yakavonis57% | $186 → $201 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2023 | Buy Now | -14.23% | Goldman Sachs | Jerry Revich51% | $212 → $235 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2023 | Buy Now | -26.27% | Raymond James | Patrick Tyler Brown78% | $199 → $202 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2023 | Buy Now | -21.53% | JP Morgan | Adrian Huerta70% | $200 → $215 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/20/2023 | Buy Now | -32.11% | Morgan Stanley | Dillon Cumming50% | $191 → $186 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/12/2023 | Buy Now | -26.27% | Wolfe Research | Timna Tanners67% | $204 → $202 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/03/2023 | Buy Now | -22.62% | Goldman Sachs | Jerry Revich51% | $188 → $212 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/22/2023 | Buy Now | -21.53% | Argus Research | David Coleman61% | $215 → $215 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/21/2023 | Buy Now | -30.29% | Morgan Stanley | Courtney Yakavonis57% | $199 → $191 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/17/2023 | Buy Now | -25.54% | Wolfe Research | Timna Tanners67% | $193 → $204 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/17/2023 | Buy Now | -17.88% | Truist Securities | Keith Hughes79% | $210 → $225 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/17/2023 | Buy Now | -21.53% | Stephens & Co. | Trey Grooms80% | $225 → $215 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/17/2023 | Buy Now | -22.62% | DA Davidson | Brent Thielman82% | $200 → $212 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/17/2023 | Buy Now | -29.56% | RBC Capital | Mike Dahl73% | $191 → $193 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/10/2023 | Buy Now | — | Seaport Global | Rohit Seth66% | — | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/25/2023 | Buy Now | -27.37% | Raymond James | Patrick Tyler Brown78% | $186 → $199 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2023 | Buy Now | -32.48% | Atlantic Equities | Colin Isaac41% | $180 → $185 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/20/2023 | Buy Now | -27.37% | Morgan Stanley | Courtney Yakavonis57% | $203 → $199 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2023 | Buy Now | -30.29% | RBC Capital | Mike Dahl73% | $170 → $191 | Upgrade | Sector Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2022 | Buy Now | -17.15% | Stifel | Stanley Elliott76% | $215 → $227 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/14/2022 | Buy Now | -25.91% | Morgan Stanley | Courtney Yakavonis57% | $181 → $203 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/08/2022 | Buy Now | -27% | JP Morgan | Adrian Heurta60% | $185 → $200 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2022 | Buy Now | -25.18% | Stephens & Co. | Trey Grooms80% | $200 → $205 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2022 | Buy Now | -21.53% | Argus Research | David Coleman61% | $240 → $215 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2022 | Buy Now | -32.11% | Raymond James | Patrick Tyler Brown78% | $197 → $186 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/03/2022 | Buy Now | -33.94% | Morgan Stanley | Courtney Yakavonis57% | $175 → $181 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/13/2022 | Buy Now | -36.13% | Morgan Stanley | Courtney Yakavonis57% | $180 → $175 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/12/2022 | Buy Now | -27% | DA Davidson | Brent Thielman82% | $205 → $200 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2022 | Buy Now | -31.02% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari77% | $199 → $189 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/22/2022 | Buy Now | -32.48% | JP Morgan | Adrian Huerta70% | $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 | -19.71% | Stifel | Stanley Elliott76% | $220 → $220 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2022 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | Patrick Tyler Brown78% | — | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/10/2022 | Buy Now | -24.45% | Jefferies | Philip Ng67% | → $207 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2022 | Buy Now | -19.71% | Stifel | Stanley Elliott76% | → $220 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2022 | Buy Now | -17.88% | Stephens & Co. | Trey Grooms80% | $200 → $225 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/20/2022 | Buy Now | -37.95% | JP Morgan | Adrian Huerta70% | $180 → $170 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2022 | Buy Now | -28.83% | DA Davidson | Brent Thielman82% | $220 → $195 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2022 | Buy Now | -34.3% | Morgan Stanley | Courtney Yakavonis57% | $203 → $180 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/14/2022 | Buy Now | -29.19% | Wolfe Research | Timna Tanners67% | $211 → $194 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/08/2022 | Buy Now | -20.8% | Stifel | Stanley Elliott76% | → $217 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/05/2022 | Buy Now | -27% | Truist Securities | Keith Hughes79% | $270 → $200 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Vulcan Materials (VMC) stock?
The latest price target for Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) was reported by UBS on May 16, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $318.00 expecting VMC to rise to within 12 months (a possible 16.06% upside). 26 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Vulcan Materials (VMC)?
The latest analyst rating for Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) was provided by UBS, and Vulcan Materials upgraded their buy rating.
When was the last upgrade for Vulcan Materials (VMC)?
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.
When was the last downgrade for Vulcan Materials (VMC)?
The last downgrade for Vulcan Materials Co happened on April 7, 2025 when UBS changed their price target from $343 to $258 for Vulcan Materials Co.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Vulcan Materials (VMC)?
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 May 16, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 16, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Vulcan Materials (VMC) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Vulcan Materials (VMC) rating was a upgraded with a price target of $280.00 to $318.00. The current price Vulcan Materials (VMC) is trading at is $273.99, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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