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title: "Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day"
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# Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day

This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights.

Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. (VMC) slid 1.37% to $278.15 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.52% to 7,745.06 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.51% to 53,459.78.

Vulcan Materials Co. closed 15.99% below its 52-week high of $331.09, which the company reached on February 10th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (MLM) fell 1.69% to $538.66 and MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) fell 0.39% to $20.57.

Trading volume (701,818) remained 440,982 below its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 17, 2026.

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