I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Vulcan Materials Co. (VMC) shares fell 4.44% to $286.59 on Wednesday, underperforming competitors like Martin Marietta and MDU Resources during a broader market decline. This marks the second consecutive day of losses for VMC, which remains 13.44% below its 52-week high. Trading volume was below the 50-day average.
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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. (VMC) slipped 4.44% to $286.59 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.28% to 7,482.71 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.09% to 52,348.39.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Vulcan Materials Co. closed 13.44% short of its 52-week high of $331.09, which the company achieved on February 10th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) fell 4.07% to $570.00 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) rose 0.43% to $20.83.
Trading volume (1.0 M) remained 185,579 below its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 8, 2026.
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