Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi (VMC) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Basic Materials · Building Materials
Sell if holding. Momentum 1.9/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $261.80 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3); Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1.
Company operates primarily in the U.S. and is the nation's largest supplier of construction aggregates (mainly crushed stone, sand and gravel) and a major producer of aggregates-intensive downstream products such as asphalt mix and ready-mixed concrete. Delivered by trucks,... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 1.9/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $261.80 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3); Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 30, MACD bearish. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 71d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi
Latest news
- Vulcan Materials (VMC) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- VMC Earnings Preview: Vulcan Materials Q2 2026 on April 29 - Meyka — Meyka neutral
- Vulcan Materials (VMC) Reports Q1: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings - StockStory — StockStory neutral
- A Look At Vulcan Materials (VMC) Valuation After Recent Share Price Pullback And Premium P/E - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance negative
- From $11 to $20 Per Ton: What Vulcan Materials Investor Day Revealed for 2026 - TIKR.com — TIKR.com positive
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 1.9/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $261.80 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3); Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 30, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $257.80. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $295.93 (+11.1% upside). Prior stop was $257.80. Stop-loss: $257.80.
V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3); Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1; Consecutive earnings misses (2).
Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi trades at a P/E of 31.6 (forward 24.6). TrendMatrix value score: 4.7/10. Verdict: Sell.
28 analysts cover VMC with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $329.
What does Vulcan Materials Company (Holdi do?Company operates primarily in the U.S. and is the nation's largest supplier of construction aggregates (mainly crushed...
Company operates primarily in the U.S. and is the nation's largest supplier of construction aggregates (mainly crushed stone, sand and gravel) and a major producer of aggregates-intensive downstream products such as asphalt mix and ready-mixed concrete. Delivered by trucks, ships, barges and trains, we provide the materials needed for the infrastructure that maintains and expands the U.S. economy.