Vulcan Materials Company (VMC)

Vulcan Materials Company is trading at $261.69, down 2.62% on the session. The 50 day average sits at $258.30 and the 200 day at $281.86, which puts the stock in a downtrend. RSI is at 59.2, which reads as strong, and MACD is bullish crossover. Volume is above average.

The nearest support is around $257.17 with resistance near $281.19, so that band frames the current range. Average daily movement is roughly $6.44, or about 2.5% of the share price, which is what any stop placement has to allow for. The overall health score of 58 out of 100 combines a trend score of 23, momentum of 80 and a risk score of 85.

Vulcan Materials Company produces and supplies construction aggregates in the United States. It operates through three segments: Aggregates, Asphalt, and Concrete. The company provides crushed stone, sand and gravel, sand, and other aggregates for use in construction and maintenance of highways, streets, and other public works, as well as in the construction of housing and commercial, industrial, and other nonresidential facilities; aggregates that are used as ballast for construction and maintenance of railroad tracks; riprap and jetty stones for use in erosion control along roads and waterways; asphalt mix; asphalt construction paving services; and ready-mixed concrete products. The company was formerly known as Virginia Holdco, Inc. and changed its name to Vulcan Materials Company. Vulcan Materials Company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.