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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. , Oct. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.46 cents per share on its common stock.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. , Oct. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) will host its third quarter 2024 earnings conference call on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.

In real estate, trophy properties are “in-demand, unique and non-replicable.”. Vulcan Materials is a trophy company thanks to its far-flung collection of quarries (i.e., land or real estate) from which it extracts construction aggregates, which are critical to construction. Location counts a lot because it's expensive to transport aggregates -- and Vulcan has great locations in places where the population is rising.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. , Sept. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC), the nation's largest producer of construction aggregates, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Wake Stone Corporation, a leading pure-play aggregates supplier in the Carolinas.

U.S. construction firm Vulcan Materials said on Tuesday it planned to defend itself using all available legal avenues after Mexico turned land that contains a company-run quarry and port on the Riviera Maya into a nature reserve.

Vulcan Materials stock dropped 4.4% due to lower revenue and earnings, as well as revised guidance for 2024. Despite its recent decline, the stock not cheap enough for an upgrade, and should remain a 'hold' as a result. The firm's long-term growth potential still remains, but the value received for the price paid for that potential is a bit too steep.

Vulcan's (VMC) second-quarter results reflect lower volumes stemming from unfavorable weather conditions.

Although the revenue and EPS for Vulcan (VMC) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended June 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Vulcan Materials (VMC) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.35 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.47 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.29 per share a year ago.

Second Quarter Earnings Growth and Margin Expansion Underpinned by Execution in Aggregates Uniquely Positioned Aggregates Business Supports Full Year Earnings Growth BIRMINGHAM, Ala. , Aug. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC), the nation's largest producer of construction aggregates, today announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.