VMC

+3.4%🟢 Fundamentally supported

Vulcan Materials Company(Holding Company) · Basic Materials

$250.04Vol 755.2K · 1.1× normalMkt cap +$1.07Blive · 2026-10-15 ET

What happened

Move

+3.4%

Price

$250.04

Volume

755.2K

1.1× normal

Market cap

$32.40B

+$1.07B today

Why it moved

Earnings releasemedium confidence

Vulcan Materials’ Q3 2026 Earnings: What to Expect — finnhub-news
JP Morgan Maintains Neutral on Vulcan Materials, Lowers Price Target to $300 — finnhub-news

Possible catalyst: earnings release, 1.9pp above its sector.

Verdict — was the move justified?

🟢 Fundamentally supported

Earnings release — direction and rough magnitude are consistent with the identified fundamental catalyst.

How unusual is this move

σ score

3.0σ

vs own 20d volatility

Percentile

95th

of 1276 daily moves

Avg daily move

±1.3%

own 5y average

vs sector

+1.9%

beyond sector median

Today’s move is among the largest 5% of VMC’s daily moves over the last 5 years — while the sector moved +1.5% and the market +1.1%.

What happened after similar moves

85 similar up moves in VMC’s 5-year history:

After 5 days

+0.6%

58% higher

After 20 days

+1.2%

58% higher

Median of same-direction moves within ±35% magnitude band. Past patterns don’t predict outcomes — context, not signal.

Fundamental context

V 69G 72P 64H 73Q 97EW 27/65

Insider activity (90d): net selling $3.87M

Valuation context

P/E (TTM)

28.1

5y median 37.3

P/E percentile

vs own 5y history

FCF yield

0.0%

Trading cheaper than 100% of its own historical valuation range.

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