NYSE: VMC · Building Materials
Over the past week, Vulcan Materials (VMC) pulled in 12 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 3% bullish across the tracked sources. Wall Street is more constructive, with 16 of 24 analysts rating VMC a buy.
There is little buzz around VMC this week and broad agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 67% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 0% to News at 9%. 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 $312.30.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources broadly agree, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 64 points above the crowd average of 3%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 9% bullish while X sits at 0%, a 9-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Vulcan Materials (VMC) buzz held subdued around 39.9 while the price drifted down 3.2% 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 1.3M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, VMC held roughly flat. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 25.6 and was variable, swinging between 14.0 and 39.9. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 6 of the 16 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 | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (16 / 7 / 1) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 3% |
| Avg price target | $312.30 |
| Most bullish source | News, 9% |
| Most bearish source | X, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 9 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 12 |
| Market cap | $31.69B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 28.8 · 22.4 |
| EPS · Beta | $8.48 · 1.0 |
| 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 sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 3% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 12 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 1 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 5 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 0% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Vulcan Materials (VMC), averaging 3% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 9% bullish and X at 0%, a 9-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 $312.30. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 3% bullish.
Vulcan Materials (VMC)'s cross-source average is bearish at 3% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. X reads 0% bullish, News reads 9% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Vulcan Materials (VMC) at 3% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across News. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 11 mentions (92% of total volume). Reddit contributes 1 mention. The cross-source average is bearish at 3% bullish. All 3 tracked 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 sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 3% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
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Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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