Vulcan Materials (VMC) Competitors $237.69 -2.41 (-1.00%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$248.87 +11.18 (+4.70%) As of 05:42 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock VMC vs. CRH, MLM, JHX, CX, FBIN, EXP, WFG, SKY, ACA, and TGLSShould you be buying Vulcan Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vulcan Materials include CRH (CRH), Martin Marietta Materials (MLM), James Hardie Industries (JHX), CEMEX (CX), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Eagle Materials (EXP), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Skyline Champion (SKY), Arcosa (ACA), and Tecnoglass (TGLS). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. Vulcan Materials vs. CRH Martin Marietta Materials James Hardie Industries CEMEX Fortune Brands Innovations Eagle Materials West Fraser Timber Skyline Champion Arcosa Tecnoglass Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) and CRH (NYSE:CRH) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings. Which has better earnings and valuation, VMC or CRH? CRH has higher revenue and earnings than Vulcan Materials. CRH is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vulcan Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVulcan Materials$7.42B4.24$933.20M$6.8534.70CRH$35.57B1.64$3.18B$5.0317.20 Is VMC or CRH more profitable? Vulcan Materials has a net margin of 12.30% compared to CRH's net margin of 9.86%. CRH's return on equity of 16.35% beat Vulcan Materials' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vulcan Materials12.30% 12.83% 6.74% CRH 9.86%16.35%7.25% Does the MarketBeat Community favor VMC or CRH? Vulcan Materials received 140 more outperform votes than CRH when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.94% of users gave Vulcan Materials an outperform vote while only 56.83% of users gave CRH an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVulcan MaterialsOutperform Votes63165.94% Underperform Votes32634.06% CRHOutperform Votes49156.83% Underperform Votes37343.17% Do analysts recommend VMC or CRH? Vulcan Materials currently has a consensus price target of $305.58, suggesting a potential upside of 28.57%. CRH has a consensus price target of $109.64, suggesting a potential upside of 26.74%. Given Vulcan Materials' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Vulcan Materials is more favorable than CRH.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vulcan Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92CRH 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals believe in VMC or CRH? 90.4% of Vulcan Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.5% of CRH shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Vulcan Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, VMC or CRH? Vulcan Materials has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CRH has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer VMC or CRH? In the previous week, Vulcan Materials had 3 more articles in the media than CRH. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Vulcan Materials and 32 mentions for CRH. CRH's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Vulcan Materials' score of 1.32 indicating that CRH is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vulcan Materials 29 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CRH 29 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is VMC or CRH a better dividend stock? Vulcan Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. CRH pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Vulcan Materials pays out 28.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CRH pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Vulcan Materials has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. CRH is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryVulcan Materials beats CRH on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Vulcan Materials News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VMC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VMC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVulcan MaterialsMining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$31.44B$5.47B$7.88B$18.89BDividend Yield0.83%0.90%2.05%3.79%P/E Ratio34.7029.7515.0731.43Price / Sales4.2414.7770.3825.45Price / Cash19.8415.7921.4017.54Price / Book3.852.433.894.36Net Income$933.20M$289.19M$535.55M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.15%-6.63%-3.61%-5.42%1 Month Performance-0.68%-1.04%-5.15%-5.81%1 Year Performance-11.56%-14.06%2.71%-0.44% Vulcan Materials Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VMCVulcan Materials4.6852 of 5 stars$237.69-1.0%$305.58+28.6%-9.8%$31.44B$7.42B34.7011,400Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeCRHCRH4.0771 of 5 stars$88.04-0.1%$109.64+24.5%+7.4%$59.54B$35.57B17.6177,400Positive NewsGap DownMLMMartin Marietta Materials4.785 of 5 stars$478.39+0.1%$628.64+31.4%-18.2%$29.17B$6.54B14.809,400Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownJHXJames Hardie Industries3.2153 of 5 stars$23.58-2.8%$42.45+80.1%-39.8%$10.13B$3.91B23.343,257Short Interest ↑Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeCXCEMEX4.1657 of 5 stars$5.63-0.6%$7.82+39.0%-37.0%$8.15B$16.20B8.9343,500Short Interest ↓News CoverageFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.8369 of 5 stars$60.87+0.1%$86.64+42.3%-24.7%$7.46B$4.61B16.2311,200Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownEXPEagle Materials4.2988 of 5 stars$221.89+0.4%$286.40+29.1%-11.0%$7.39B$2.27B15.852,200Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsWFGWest Fraser Timber3.5338 of 5 stars$76.93+1.7%$106.00+37.8%-7.3%$5.95B$6.17B-366.3111,000Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsSKYSkyline Champion1.1317 of 5 stars$94.91+0.9%$90.20-5.0%+20.2%$5.44B$2.43B33.428,400Positive NewsGap DownACAArcosa4.3403 of 5 stars$77.21-3.5%$105.50+36.6%-1.9%$3.77B$2.57B29.365,230Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownTGLSTecnoglass2.4775 of 5 stars$71.64+1.5%$77.40+8.0%+46.8%$3.37B$890.18M22.398,531Ex-DividendPositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CRH Alternatives MLM Alternatives JHX Alternatives CX Alternatives FBIN Alternatives EXP Alternatives WFG Alternatives SKY Alternatives ACA Alternatives TGLS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:VMC) was last updated on 4/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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