Analyst ratings
Across 24 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 16 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $325.74.
NYSE: VMC · Building Materials
Over the past week, Vulcan Materials (VMC) pulled in 11 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Buy. The crowd averages 79% bullish but is far apart: X runs 100% bullish while Reddit sits at just 50%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 16 of 24 analysts rating VMC a buy.
There is little buzz around VMC this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Buy.
Wall Street’s 67% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 50% to X at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 24 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 16 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $325.74.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits above the neutral line, momentum is mixed and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Buy.
The crowd runs 12 points hotter than the 67% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 100% bullish while Reddit sits at 50%, a 50-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Vulcan Materials (VMC) buzz held subdued around 25.7 while the price drifted down 6.6% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 893K shares. Over the last 7 trading days, VMC lost 4.1%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 24.8 and was relatively stable, swinging between 19.1 and 31.4. Recent volume is running above the 30-day average, suggesting heightened trading interest. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 8 of the 21 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Buy |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (16 / 7 / 1) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 79% |
| Avg price target | $325.74 |
| Most bullish source | X, 100% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 50% |
| Sentiment spread | 50 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 11 |
| Market cap | $33.72B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 30.7 · 24.1 |
| EPS · Beta | $8.47 · 1.1 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $8.12B · 14% margin |
| Industry | Building Materials |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Vulcan Materials (VMC) currently carries an Adanos buy signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 79% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 11 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Vulcan Materials (VMC) is fairly quiet with 2 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 2 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 50% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bullish on Vulcan Materials (VMC), averaging 79% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 100% bullish and Reddit at 50%, a 50-point spread. On the professional side, 16 of 24 analysts rate VMC a buy.
Of the 24 analysts covering Vulcan Materials (VMC), 16 rate it a buy, 7 a hold and 1 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $325.74. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 79%.
Vulcan Materials (VMC)'s cross-source average is bullish at 79% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. X reads 100% bullish, News reads 88% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 50% bullish. The combined signal points to broad buy-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bullish for Vulcan Materials (VMC) at 79% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 50% bullish. The buy signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 8 mentions (73% of total volume). Reddit contributes 2 mentions and X contributes 1 mention. The cross-source average is bullish at 79% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. VMC's buy signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bullish cross-source average at 79% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The VMC sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Buy signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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