Vulcan shifts from California ready-mixed concrete to aggregates expansion
Vulcan Materials shares traded at $281.63 on August 6, 2026. The company sold its lower-margin ready-mixed concrete operations in California on June 8 and used the move to add aggregates businesses in southern Colorado and the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Margins improved ahead of the deal, with analysts targeting about $327, though hedge-fund ownership fell to 55 from 68.