NYSE: VMC · Building Materials
Over the past week, Vulcan Materials (VMC) pulled in 18 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 50% bullish but is far apart: News runs 75% bullish while X sits at just 34%. Wall Street is more constructive, 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 Hold.
Wall Street’s 67% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 34% to News at 75%. 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 $321.78.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits right on the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
Analysts sit 17 points above the crowd average of 50%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 75% bullish while X sits at 34%, a 41-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Weekly price context: this Alpha Vantage chart keeps its own dated range; the sentiment metrics elsewhere on this page may be newer. Over the 30-day window, Vulcan Materials (VMC) buzz held subdued around 18.7 while the price drifted down 10.8% 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 1.2M shares. Updated Sep 26, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, VMC held roughly flat. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 20.9 and was relatively stable, swinging between 18.7 and 22.1. Recent volume is running above the 30-day average, suggesting heightened trading interest. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 13 of the 15 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 | Hold |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (16 / 7 / 1) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 50% |
| Avg price target | $321.78 |
| Most bullish source | News, 75% |
| Most bearish source | X, 34% |
| Sentiment spread | 41 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 18 |
| Market cap | $31.32B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 28.5 · 22.4 |
| EPS · Beta | $8.48 · 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 hold signal with 58/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 50% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 18 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 5 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 6 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 40% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads split on Vulcan Materials (VMC), averaging 50% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 75% bullish and X at 34%, a 41-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 $321.78. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 50% bullish.
Vulcan Materials (VMC)'s cross-source average is mixed at 50% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 40% bullish, News reads 75% bullish and x coverage is the most negative at 34% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 58/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is mixed for Vulcan Materials (VMC) at 50% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is x at 34% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is rising across X and News. The hold signal carries 58/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 9 mentions (50% of total volume). Reddit contributes 5 mentions and News contributes 4 mentions. The cross-source average is mixed at 50% bullish, while x and news show rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. VMC's hold signal at 58/100 conviction reflects a mixed cross-source average at 50% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. 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 Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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