Vulcan Materials Co. Stock Advances 5.8%, Outperforms Peers

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Shares of Vulcan Materials Co. advanced 5.8% to $280.31 on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.3% to 7,720.39 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.3% to 52,342.56.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.

Vulcan Materials Co. closed 15.3% below its 52-week high of $331.09, which the company reached on February 10th.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Martin Marietta Materials Inc. rose 4.8% to $534.39, MDU Resources Group Inc. rose 1.1% to $19.71.

Trading volume totaled 2.8 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.2 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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October 29, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)