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Vulcan Materials Company is −11% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +20%: 31 points behind the market.
−11%
1-year return · S&P 500 +20%
- vs 200-day average
- −10%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
- RSI (14)
- 32
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 22%
Below its 52-week high
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- Last close2026-09-08
- $258.34
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.30%
- −8.3%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +20%
- −11%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +85%
- +44%
- vs 50-day average$281.69
- −8.3%
- 52-week high
- $329.09
- 52-week low
- $256.51
- Annualised volatility
- 26%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$992K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −9.1% |
| 2025 | +12% |
| 2024 | +14% |
| 2023 | +31% |
| 2022 | −15% |
| 2021 | +41% |
| 2020 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | +47% |
| 2018 | −22% |
| 2017 | +3.4% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 7 of 10 | +1.8% |
| Feb | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.62% |
| Mar | 10 | 4 of 10 | −2.4% |
| Apr | 10 | 7 of 10 | +2.8% |
| May | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.9% |
| Jun | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.0% |
| Jul | 11 | 7 of 11 | +1.5% |
| Aug | 11 | 5 of 11 | −1.1% |
| Sep | 11 | 5 of 11 | +0.07% |
| Oct | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.1% |
| Nov | 10 | 8 of 10 | +4.6% |
| Dec | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.17% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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