We assign a technical rating of 6 out of 10 to VMC. VMC has been an average performer in the overall market. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative.
The short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is neutral. So this is evolving in the right direction.
In the last month VMC has a been trading in the 218.87 - 268.92 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
VMC has an average volume of 1361500 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, VMC turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 52% of all stocks.
VMC is an average performer in the Construction Materials industry, it outperforms 63% of 12 stocks in the same industry.
VMC is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. This is in line with the S&P500 Index, which is also trading in the middle of its range.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.