Vulcan Materials stock: Barclays sets USD 340.00 target for Vulcan Materials stock

Published on 10/24/2026 at 03:08 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Barclays set a USD 340.00 target on October 19, 2026. Vulcan Materials stock reports Q3 results October 29 after USD 2.16 billion Q2 revenue.

Analyst target and reporting date

Barclays set a USD 340.00 target for Vulcan Materials on October 19, 2026.
Second-quarter revenue reached USD 2.16 billion and net income was USD 323.4 million.
Vulcan Materials is scheduled to report third-quarter results on October 29, 2026.

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Vulcan Materials (ISIN US9291601097) received a USD 340.00 price target from Barclays in a note dated October 19, 2026, according to Markets Insider. The target keeps a Buy rating in place and sets a clear reference point before the next quarterly report.

Targets reflect margin pressure

Barclays was not the only house to update its view. Markets Insider reported that JPMorgan cut its target from USD 320.00 to USD 300.00 on October 13, 2026, while keeping a Neutral rating. The opposing target changes show that expected cost pressure is central to the investment case.

Three dated target changes

Truist Financial cut its target from USD 360.00 to USD 320.00 on October 5, 2026, according to MarketBeat. JPMorgan then reduced its target from USD 320.00 to USD 300.00 on October 13, 2026, while Barclays set USD 340.00 on October 19, 2026. The sequence puts a premium on the next operating update rather than on a single target.

What does the next report mean?

Vulcan Materials is scheduled to report third-quarter results on October 29, 2026, before the US market opens, with a conference call scheduled for 10:00 a.m. ET, according to MarketBeat. The company reported second-quarter revenue of USD 2.16 billion and net income of USD 323.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, according to Stockwatch. Six-month revenue reached USD 3.91 billion, up 4.70 percent year over year, while net income rose 8.70 percent to USD 488.9 million.

Retirement adds a management date

David P. Clement, senior vice president of operations support and procurement, plans to retire in the first quarter of 2027, Stockwatch reported on October 23, 2026. The transition adds a management timetable to a reporting calendar already centered on diesel costs, pricing and demand.

Dates now set the focus

The next two scheduled dates are the October 29, 2026 third-quarter report and the November 9, 2026 ex-dividend date, when the company is due to trade without its USD 0.52 quarterly dividend, according to MarketBeat.

Business remains tied to construction

Vulcan Materials is the largest US producer of construction aggregates, supplying crushed stone, sand and gravel for public and private construction. Its primary listing is on the NYSE under ticker VMC, and the October 29 report will test whether second-quarter revenue growth can continue alongside cost pressure. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Vulcan Materials stock.