Vulcan Materials saw a welcome improvement to its Relative Strength (RS) Rating on Thursday, with an increase from 69 to 72.
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This exclusive rating from Investor's Business Daily identifies market leadership with a 1 (worst) to 99 (best) score. The score shows how a stock's price performance over the trailing 52 weeks holds up against all the other stocks in our database.
Over 100 years of market history reveals that the stocks that go on to make the biggest gains typically have an RS Rating north of 80 as they launch their biggest runs. See if Vulcan Materials can continue to rebound and hit that benchmark.
Vulcan Materials is building a consolidation with a 298.31 entry. See if the stock can clear the breakout price in volume at least 40% higher than normal.
Earnings-per-share growth fell in the company's latest report from 49% to 25%, but the top line rose from 1% to 6%.
The company holds the No. 3 rank among its peers in the Building-Cement/Concrete/Aggregates industry group. U.S. Lime & Minerals is the top-ranked stock within the group.
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