Vulcan Materials - VMC Stock Price Target and Predictions

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Consensus Rating: Buy
Consensus Price Target: $209.19
Forecasted Upside: 32.64 %
Number of Analysts: 18
Breakdown:
0 Sell Ratings
6 Hold Ratings
12 Buy Ratings
0 Strong Buy Ratings

^$157.71 As of 09/30/2022 01:00 AM ET

▼ -0.07 (-0.04%)

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Analyst Price Target for VMC

^$209.19

▲ +32.64% Upside Potential

This price target is based on 18 analysts offering 12 month price targets for Vulcan Materials in the last 3 months. The average price target is $209.19, with a high forecast of $240.00 and a low forecast of $180.00. The average price target represents a 32.64% upside from the last price of $157.71.

Current Consensus is Buy

The current consensus among 18 contributing investment analysts is to buy stock in Vulcan Materials. This Buy consensus rating has held steady for over two years.

Past Monthly Recommendations

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0 strong buy ratings
13 buy ratings
8 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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4/9/2021

0 strong buy ratings
11 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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7/8/2021

0 strong buy ratings
9 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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10/6/2021

0 strong buy ratings
11 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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1/4/2022

0 strong buy ratings
11 buy ratings
5 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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4/4/2022

0 strong buy ratings
10 buy ratings
6 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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7/3/2022

0 strong buy ratings
12 buy ratings
6 hold ratings
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9/1/2022

0 strong buy ratings
12 buy ratings
6 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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10/1/2022

Latest Recommendations

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price
9/22/2022	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Target	Neutral	$170.00 ➝ $185.00	Low
9/12/2022	Vertical Research	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy		Low
9/1/2022	Vertical Research	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$225.00	Low
8/19/2022	Raymond James	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform		Low
8/15/2022	Citigroup	Boost Target		$199.00	Low
8/9/2022	DA Davidson	Boost Target		$205.00	Low
8/9/2022	Citigroup	Boost Target		$199.00	Low
7/19/2022	DA Davidson	Lower Target	Buy	$220.00 ➝ $195.00	Low
7/18/2022	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$203.00 ➝ $180.00	Low
7/14/2022	Wolfe Research	Lower Target	Outperform	$211.00 ➝ $194.00	Low
7/5/2022	Truist Financial	Lower Target		$200.00	N/A
6/23/2022	The Goldman Sachs Group	Lower Target	Neutral	$215.00 ➝ $189.00	Low
4/18/2022	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$232.00 ➝ $224.00	Low
2/22/2022	Truist Financial	Boost Target	Buy	$225.00 ➝ $270.00	Medium
2/18/2022	Citigroup	Lower Target		$231.00 ➝ $224.00	Low
1/13/2022	Barclays	Boost Target	Overweight	$239.00 ➝ $240.00	High
12/22/2021	Bank of America	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$233.00	High
12/22/2021	UBS Group	Initiated Coverage	Buy ➝ Buy		High
12/17/2021	Barclays	Boost Target	Overweight	$220.00 ➝ $239.00	High
12/15/2021	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Target	Neutral	$190.00 ➝ $215.00	Low
11/10/2021	BNP Paribas	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral	$202.00	Low
11/10/2021	Exane BNP Paribas	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral	$202.00	Low
11/10/2021	Stephens	Boost Target	Overweight	$210.00 ➝ $235.00	Medium
11/9/2021	Argus	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$240.00	Medium
11/8/2021	DA Davidson	Boost Target	Buy	$210.00 ➝ $227.00	High
11/5/2021	Loop Capital	Boost Target	Buy	$205.00 ➝ $220.00	High
10/27/2021	Wolfe Research	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$42.00	Medium
10/26/2021	Citigroup	Boost Target	Buy	$214.00 ➝ $219.00	Medium
10/18/2021	DA Davidson	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$195.00 ➝ $210.00	Medium
10/7/2021	Royal Bank of Canada	Boost Target	Sector Perform	$182.00 ➝ $198.00	Low
10/6/2021	Loop Capital	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$205.00	High
8/27/2021	Loop Capital	Boost Target	Hold	$190.00 ➝ $205.00	Low
8/9/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$186.00 ➝ $193.00	High
7/13/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$185.00 ➝ $186.00	Low
6/25/2021	Jefferies Financial Group	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$180.00 ➝ $207.00	High
5/26/2021	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Target	Neutral	$180.00 ➝ $190.00	Medium
5/10/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$173.00 ➝ $185.00	Low
5/6/2021	Truist Financial	Boost Target		$200.00 ➝ $220.00	Low
5/5/2021	Royal Bank of Canada	Boost Target	Sector Perform	$154.00 ➝ $177.00	Low
4/28/2021	Barclays	Boost Target	Overweight	$150.00 ➝ $200.00	Low
4/12/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$167.00 ➝ $173.00	Low
2/23/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$161.00 ➝ $167.00	High
2/17/2021	DA Davidson	Boost Target	Neutral	$120.00 ➝ $150.00	Low
2/3/2021	Raymond James	Initiated Coverage	Market Perform		Low
1/22/2021	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Target	Neutral	$165.00 ➝ $180.00	Low
1/22/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$150.00 ➝ $161.00	Low
1/6/2021	Stephens	Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight		N/A
12/18/2020	Morgan Stanley	Initiated Coverage	Equal Weight	$150.00	High
12/8/2020	UBS Group	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$139.00	Medium
11/23/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target	Buy	$183.00 ➝ $181.00	Low
11/19/2020	The Goldman Sachs Group	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$155.00	Medium
11/18/2020	Truist Financial	Boost Target		$145.00 ➝ $152.00	Low
11/10/2020	Barclays	Boost Target	Overweight	$122.00 ➝ $150.00	Medium
11/6/2020	Jefferies Financial Group	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$173.00 ➝ $151.00	Medium
11/5/2020	Royal Bank of Canada	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Sector Perform		Low
10/22/2020	Berenberg Bank	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold		Low
10/13/2020	Bank of America	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$143.00 ➝ $154.00	Medium
10/7/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$134.00 ➝ $183.00	High
9/1/2020	Argus	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold		Medium
8/6/2020	Citigroup	Boost Target	Buy	$147.00 ➝ $151.00	Medium
8/6/2020	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Neutral	$145.00	Medium
7/22/2020	Citigroup	Boost Target	Buy	$133.00 ➝ $147.00	Low
7/20/2020	Royal Bank of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$137.00	Low
7/10/2020	SunTrust Banks	Boost Target	Positive ➝ Buy	$125.00 ➝ $145.00	Low
6/19/2020	Atlantic Securities	Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$145.00	Low
6/17/2020	Royal Bank of Canada	Boost Target	Outperform	$117.00 ➝ $137.00	High
6/16/2020	Exane BNP Paribas	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Neutral	$122.00	Medium
6/16/2020	BNP Paribas	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Neutral	$122.00	Low
5/20/2020	Argus	Lower Target	Buy	$152.00 ➝ $120.00	Low
5/15/2020	SunTrust Banks	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$125.00	Low
5/8/2020	Citigroup	Boost Target	Buy	$129.00 ➝ $133.00	Low
5/7/2020	Barclays	Lower Target	Overweight	$160.00 ➝ $122.00	Low
5/6/2020	Cfra	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$151.00 ➝ $120.00	High
4/23/2020	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Target	Overweight	$160.00 ➝ $120.00	Medium
4/17/2020	Nomura Securities	Boost Target	Buy	$112.00 ➝ $125.00	Medium
3/31/2020	Stephens	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$150.00 ➝ $120.00	High
3/25/2020	Berenberg Bank	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$106.00	High
3/25/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target	Hold	$166.00 ➝ $124.00	High
3/19/2020	The Goldman Sachs Group	Lower Target	Buy	$172.00 ➝ $140.00	High
3/9/2020	SunTrust Banks	Downgrade	Hold	$130.00	High
3/3/2020	Bank of America	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$150.00	Low
2/24/2020	Stephens	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$177.00 ➝ $150.00	Medium
2/19/2020	Citigroup	Lower Target	Buy	$173.00 ➝ $162.00	High
2/19/2020	Royal Bank of Canada	Lower Target	Outperform	$162.00 ➝ $157.00	High
1/3/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$116.00	Low
12/19/2019	Loop Capital	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$156.00	Medium
12/17/2019	Citigroup	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$173.00	Low
11/27/2019	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$166.00	Low
11/20/2019	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$166.00	Low
11/8/2019	The Goldman Sachs Group	Downgrade	Conviction-Buy ➝ Buy		Low
10/22/2019	Vertical Research	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$160.00	Low
10/16/2019	SunTrust Banks	Boost Target	Buy	$145.00 ➝ $165.00	Low
10/15/2019	Bank of America	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Neutral	$157.00	Low
10/9/2019	Exane BNP Paribas	Initiated Coverage	Underperform		Low
10/9/2019	BNP Paribas	Initiated Coverage	Underperform		Low
9/19/2019	Nomura Securities	Boost Target	Buy	$165.00 ➝ $182.00	Low
9/18/2019	Royal Bank of Canada	Boost Target	Outperform	$142.00 ➝ $156.00	Low
9/18/2019	Stifel Nicolaus	Boost Target	Positive ➝ Buy	$145.00 ➝ $165.00	Low
9/12/2019	Barclays	Boost Target	Overweight	$140.00 ➝ $160.00	Medium
9/5/2019	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Target	Overweight	$155.00 ➝ $160.00	Low
7/29/2019	SunTrust Banks	Boost Target	Buy	$145.00	Low
7/26/2019	Argus	Set Target	Buy	$152.00	Low
7/26/2019	Royal Bank of Canada	Set Target	Buy	$142.00	Low
7/26/2019	Longbow Research	Boost Target	Buy	$145.00 ➝ $153.00	High
7/15/2019	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$140.00	Medium
7/2/2019	Stifel Nicolaus	Boost Target	Buy	$135.00 ➝ $145.00	Low
6/6/2019	DA Davidson	Boost Target	Neutral	$150.00	Medium
5/5/2019	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$137.00	Low
4/3/2019	Berenberg Bank	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$115.00	Low
3/21/2019	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Initiated Coverage	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$135.00	Medium
3/6/2019	The Goldman Sachs Group	Upgrade	Buy ➝ Conviction-Buy		Low
2/15/2019	Jefferies Financial Group	Boost Target	Buy	$133.00	Low
2/15/2019	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Target	Buy	$125.00	Low
1/4/2019	Citigroup	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$128.00 ➝ $120.00	Medium
1/3/2019	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Initiated Coverage	Buy ➝ Buy	$116.00	Low
12/6/2018	Nomura Securities	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$100.00 ➝ $140.00	High
10/31/2018	Citigroup	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$130.00 ➝ $128.00	Medium
10/29/2018	Nomura Securities	Initiated Coverage	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$100.00	High
10/18/2018	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$132.00	Medium
10/17/2018	Stephens	Set Target	Buy	$125.00	Low
10/17/2018	Bank of America	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Underperform	$103.00	High
10/11/2018	DA Davidson	Set Target	Hold	$122.00 ➝ $118.00	Medium
10/1/2018	Bank of America	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Hold	$128.00 ➝ $120.00	Low
8/20/2018	Argus	Lower Target	Buy	$122.00	Low
8/1/2018	Bank of America	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Hold	$130.00 ➝ $128.00	Low
8/1/2018	Royal Bank of Canada	Upgrade	Sector Perform ➝ Outperform	$97.00	Medium
8/1/2018	Jefferies Financial Group	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$128.00	Medium
7/25/2018	Bank of America	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$130.00	High
5/2/2018	Bank of America	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$134.00	Medium
4/23/2018	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$129.00	Low
4/13/2018	Stephens	Set Target	Buy	$137.00	Low
2/27/2018	Citigroup	Set Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$158.00 ➝ $150.00	Medium
2/5/2018	Bank of America	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$129.00 ➝ $139.00	High
1/25/2018	Citigroup	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$144.00 ➝ $158.00	Medium
1/17/2018	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$135.00	Low
1/3/2018	Stephens	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$158.00	Low
12/26/2017	Citigroup	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$144.00	Low
12/16/2017	SunTrust Banks	Set Target	Buy	$145.00	Low
12/12/2017	Barclays	Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$135.00	Medium
11/3/2017	Jefferies Financial Group	Boost Target	Hold	$122.00 ➝ $128.00	N/A
10/19/2017	Bank of America	Lower Target	Neutral	$130.00 ➝ $128.00	N/A
10/13/2017	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$122.00	N/A
10/10/2017	Royal Bank of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$154.00	N/A
10/9/2017	Citigroup	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$145.00 ➝ $140.00	N/A

(Data available from 10/1/2017 forward)

News Sentiment Rating

0.71 (Buy)

Our news sentiment rating is based on the average sentiment of articles about this company published in the media in the last 30 days of headlines and can range from 2 (very positive sentiment) to -2 (very negative sentiment).

News Sentiment Over Time

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5 very positive mentions
26 positive mentions
1 negative mentions
0 very negative mentions

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3/5/2022

3 very positive mentions
11 positive mentions
0 negative mentions
1 very negative mentions

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4/4/2022

0 very positive mentions
5 positive mentions
1 negative mentions
0 very negative mentions

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5/4/2022

2 very positive mentions
37 positive mentions
1 negative mentions
3 very negative mentions

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6/3/2022

2 very positive mentions
2 positive mentions
1 negative mentions
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7/3/2022

2 very positive mentions
6 positive mentions
0 negative mentions
0 very negative mentions

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8/2/2022

5 very positive mentions
35 positive mentions
2 negative mentions
0 very negative mentions

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9/1/2022

7 very positive mentions
9 positive mentions
0 negative mentions
1 very negative mentions

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10/1/2022

Current Sentiment

Recent Stories by Sentiment

Very Negative

nasdaq.com
9/26/2022
Declining Stock and Decent Financials: Is The Market Wrong About Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC)?

Negative

No negative mentions tracked during this time.

Positive

finance.yahoo.com
9/30/2022
Vulcan Materials Co. talks mergers, acquisitions and federal funding
finance.yahoo.com
9/29/2022
Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials Highlights Aggregates Business and Robust Demand Outlook at Investor Day
americanbankingnews.com
9/27/2022
Brokerages Set Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) PT at $210.13
americanbankingnews.com
9/23/2022
Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) Price Target Increased to $185.00 by Analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
marketbeat.com
9/22/2022
Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) Given Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

Very Positive

finance.yahoo.com
9/29/2022
VULCAN MATERIALS TO OUTLINE NEW GROWTH AND PROFITABILITY TARGETS AT 2022 INVESTOR DAY
finance.yahoo.com
9/28/2022
Are Investors Undervaluing Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) By 30%?
marketbeat.com
9/22/2022
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Boosts Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) Price Target to $185.00
finance.yahoo.com
9/20/2022
Updating 4 Portfolio Holdings
finance.yahoo.com
9/12/2022
Do Its Financials Have Any Role To Play In Driving Vulcan Materials Company's (NYSE:VMC) Stock Up Recently?

Vulcan Materials Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and supplies construction aggregates primarily in the United States. It operates through four segments: Aggregates, Asphalt, Concrete, and Calcium. The Aggregates segment provides crushed stones, sand and gravel, sand, and other aggregates; and related products and services that are applied in construction and maintenance of highways, streets, and other public works, as well as in the construction of housing and commercial, industrial, and other nonresidential facilities. The Asphalt Mix segment offers asphalt mix in Alabama, Arizona, California, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Texas, as well as engages in the asphalt construction paving activity in Alabama, Tennessee, and Texas. The Concrete segment provides ready-mixed concrete in California, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia, and Washington D.C. The Calcium segment mines, produces, and sells calcium products for the animal feed, plastics, and water treatment industries. The company was formerly known as Virginia Holdco, Inc. and changed its name to Vulcan Materials Company. Vulcan Materials Company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.

Today's Range

Now: $157.71

$156.75

$161.79

50 Day Range

MA: $166.54

$152.34

$178.39

52 Week Range

Now: $157.71

$137.54

$213.65

Volume

950,829 shs

Average Volume

754,165 shs

Market Capitalization

$20.96 billion

P/E Ratio

35.52

Dividend Yield

1.01%

Beta

0.79

Frequently Asked Questions

What sell-side analysts currently cover shares of Vulcan Materials?: The following equities research analysts have issued reports on Vulcan Materials in the last twelve months: Argus, Bank of America Co., Barclays PLC, BNP Paribas, Citigroup Inc., DA Davidson, Exane BNP Paribas, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Loop Capital, Morgan Stanley, Raymond James, Royal Bank of Canada, Stephens, StockNews.com, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Truist Financial Co., UBS Group AG, Vertical Research, and Wolfe Research.
View the latest analyst ratings for VMC.
What is the current price target for Vulcan Materials?: 16 Wall Street analysts have set twelve-month price targets for Vulcan Materials in the last year. Their average twelve-month price target is $209.19, suggesting a possible upside of 32.6%. Barclays PLC has the highest price target set, predicting VMC will reach $240.00 in the next twelve months. Morgan Stanley has the lowest price target set, forecasting a price of $180.00 for Vulcan Materials in the next year.
View the latest price targets for VMC.
What is the current consensus analyst rating for Vulcan Materials?: Vulcan Materials currently has 6 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. The stock has a consensus analyst rating of "Buy." A "buy" rating indicates that analysts believe VMC will outperform the market and that investors should add to their positions of Vulcan Materials.
View the latest ratings for VMC.
What other companies compete with Vulcan Materials?: Other companies that are similar to Vulcan Materials include Martin Marietta Materials, Weyerhaeuser, United Rentals, Lennar and Quanta Services. Learn More about companies similar to Vulcan Materials.
How do I contact Vulcan Materials' investor relations team?: Vulcan Materials' physical mailing address is 1200 URBAN CENTER DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM AL, 35242. The construction company's listed phone number is (205) 298-3000 and its investor relations email address is [email protected] The official website for Vulcan Materials is www.vulcanmaterials.com. Learn More about contacing Vulcan Materials investor relations.

Vulcan Materials - VMC Stock Price Target and Predictions

Analyst Price Target for VMC

Current Consensus is Buy

Past Monthly Recommendations

Latest Recommendations

News Sentiment Rating

0.71 (Buy)

News Sentiment Over Time

Current Sentiment

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Frequently Asked Questions

What sell-side analysts currently cover shares of Vulcan Materials?

What is the current price target for Vulcan Materials?

What is the current consensus analyst rating for Vulcan Materials?

What other companies compete with Vulcan Materials?

How do I contact Vulcan Materials' investor relations team?