AGF Investments Inc. Buys 174110 Shares of Vulcan Materials Company (VMC)

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29 May, 2017

State Street Corp now owns 5,612,144 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $702,366,000 after buying an additional 288,234 shares during the last quarter. MD now owns 11,897,085 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $1,353,055,000 after buying an additional 583,217 shares during the last quarter.

What Analysts Say About Hub Group, Inc. Burns J W & NY reported 1,593 shares. Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) has risen 10.59% since May 26, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 6.11% the S&P500. The stock had a trading volume of 996,771 shares. Alexandria Capital LLC now owns 1,230 shares of the construction company's stock worth $148,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the period. Goldentree Asset Management Lp who had been investing in Fairpoint Communications Inc for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $387.86 million market cap company. About 965,331 shares traded. It has underperformed by 2.51% the S&P500. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vulcan Materials Company by 3.2% in the first quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vulcan Materials Company during the fourth quarter valued at $134,000.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.05 in Q4 2016. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.79%. It worsened, as 49 investors sold VMC shares while 177 reduced holdings. Parametric Portfolio Assocs owns 166,778 shares.

Shares of Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) traded down 1.03% during trading on Friday, reaching $126.43. Company net profit margin stands at 3.00% whereas its Gross Margin is 29.00%. Denver Invest Limited Liability Corporation holds 0.03% of its portfolio in Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) for 17,822 shares. Ls Advisors Lc reported 3,724 shares. Howard Capital Management raised its stake in shares of Vulcan Materials Company by 2.9% in the first quarter. Twin Tree Management Lp stated it has 30,006 shares.

President, Southeast Division, Grayson David J, sold 2,121 common shares of Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) in the open market. Mercer Cap Advisers Incorporated holds 0.05% or 500 shares in its portfolio. Vulcan Materials Company's payout ratio is now 27.40%. Capstone Asset owns 22,041 shares or 0.08% of their U.S. portfolio. 2,250 were accumulated by Eads Heald Inv Counsel.

Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 10th. Therefore 73% are positive. Analysts anticipate that Vulcan Materials Company will post $4.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. They issued a "buy" rating for the company. The firm earned "Outperform" rating on Wednesday, January 27 by RBC Capital Markets. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Vulcan Materials Company from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 21st. The stock has "Neutral" rating by DA Davidson on Monday, August 17. The rating was upgraded by Suntrust Robinson to "Buy" on Wednesday, October 26. The firm earned "Neutral" rating on Wednesday, November 16 by Bank of America. On Thursday, November 19 the stock rating was maintained by Argus Research with "Buy". The rating was maintained by BB&T Capital on Wednesday, May 4 with "Buy". On Thursday, June 9 the stock rating was initiated by Alembic with "Neutral". It also reduced its holding in Smith & Wesson Holding Corp (NASDAQ:SWHC) by 646,900 shares in the quarter, leaving it with 310,000 shares, and cut its stake in Harris (NYSE:HRS).

Investors sentiment increased to 1.2 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.11, from 0.92 in 2016Q3. 18 funds opened positions while 24 raised stakes.

Institutional investors now hold around $14.38 billion or 87.9% in VMC stock. Moreover, Sii Inc Wi has 0.38% invested in Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM). Utah Retirement Systems holds 0.29% or 46,646 shares. VMC's SI was 2.70M shares in May as released by FINRA. Peak6 Invests Limited Partnership reported 0% of its portfolio in FairPoint Communications Inc (NASDAQ:FRP). Credit Agricole S A invested in 49,131 shares.

Baring Asset Management Ltd increased Archer (ADM) stake by 107.92% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Next Century Growth Ltd Limited Liability Company has 16,468 shares for 0.13% of their portfolio. Barclays Public Limited Com has 0% invested in FairPoint Communications Inc (NASDAQ:FRP). Finally, Independent Advisor Alliance purchased a new stake in shares of Vulcan Materials Company during the fourth quarter valued at $224,000.

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