Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) fair value analysis

S&P 500 · Updated 2026-09-07

Vulcan Materials Company is a producer of construction aggregates, including crushed stone, sand, and gravel, along with related materials such as asphalt and ready-mixed concrete. The company operates quarries and production facilities across the United States.

Forward Fair Value verdict

Undervalued

Based on TickrTrends' weekly Forward Fair Value model, VMC is trading at more than a 25% discount to estimated fair value.

VMC currently ranks #3 of 27 Basic Materials stocks by discount to Forward Fair Value. It has screened as Undervalued for 3 consecutive weekly runs.

Last price: $262.63
Sector: Basic Materials
12-month range: $259.69–$306.20

Derived indicators

Coarse bands from TickrTrends' weekly models; exact figures are part of the full report.

Quality grade: D
Leverage: Moderate
Margin trend: Expanding
Revenue growth: Modest
RSI zone: Neutral
52-week position: The bottom quarter of its range

What our data shows for VMC

Our model validated 17 trailing price-to-earnings windows for VMC, built from quarterly earnings records.
Shares are trading in the lower third of their 12-month price range of $259.69–$306.20.
The 14-day relative strength index sits at a neutral 35.

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How Forward Fair Value works

TickrTrends computes a Forward Fair Value for every covered stock each week: a conservatively normalized historical price-to-earnings multiple is applied to the analyst-consensus earnings estimate for the next full fiscal year. Every input window is validated for continuity and every result is screened for plausibility before publication.

Recent VMC news

TickrTrends' derived news-sentiment signal for VMC is currently leaning positive, computed from recent coverage.

Billionaire Leon Cooperman Says Investors Are Acting Like ‘Pavlov’s Dog’ — Reveals 2 New Stock Picks (finance.yahoo.com, 2026-08-24)
TickrTrends take: Leon Cooperman's commentary on investor behavior reflects broader market sentiment that may affect how the Basic Materials sector, including VMC, is currently valued by the broader market. TickrTrends' undervalued designation for VMC suggests that despite any short-term market reactions to sentiment-driven trading patterns, the company's fundamentals may not be fully reflected in its current price. Investors focused on valuation metrics should monitor whether market positioning shifts in response to prominent investor perspectives, as such movements could create either confirmation or challenge to the undervalued assessment.
Vulcan Materials (VMC) vs. MLM and EXP: Can Its Aggregates Shift Keep Lifting Margins? (insidermonkey.com, 2026-08-09)
TickrTrends take: Vulcan Materials operates in the aggregates business, where operational efficiency and margin expansion are critical drivers of shareholder value. Given TickrTrends' undervalued assessment, investors focused on valuation should monitor whether the company can sustain margin improvements as it executes its aggregates strategy, since margin trends will be essential to determining whether the current valuation discount is justified. Comparative performance against peers like Martin Marietta and U.S. Concrete will provide context for assessing whether VMC's operational initiatives are delivering the cost advantages necessary to support a revaluation higher.

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TickrTrends weekly updates

2026-09-07 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.
2026-09-06 — TickrTrends' derived indicators for VMC showed a significant shift this week as the stock's momentum rating was downgraded from B to none, indicating a loss of positive directional strength. Despite this change in momentum, VMC in the Basic Materials sector maintains an undervalued valuation verdict according to current analysis.
2026-08-31 — TickrTrends initiated weekly Forward Fair Value coverage of this stock.

Frequently asked questions

Is VMC stock undervalued?

Based on TickrTrends' Forward Fair Value model (updated 2026-09-07), VMC is trading at more than a 25% discount to estimated fair value and screens as undervalued. The exact fair value and discount are available to subscribers.

What is VMC's TickrTrends verdict?

VMC's current verdict is Undervalued, refreshed with every weekly Forward Fair Value run.

How does VMC compare to other Basic Materials stocks?

VMC ranks #3 of 27 Basic Materials stocks in TickrTrends' coverage when sorted by discount to Forward Fair Value.

Is VMC overbought or oversold?

VMC's 14-day RSI is in neutral territory - neither overbought nor oversold.

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