Head to head
Vulcan Materials vs CRH PLC
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: VMC · CRH
VMC
Vulcan Materials
244.13-1.90%
1-year price shape — -18% over the period
Quant Rating D · 19/100
vs
CRH
CRH PLC
81.46-2.56%
1-year price shape — -29% over the period
Quant Rating E · 11/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
CRH PLC edges it on the scoreable measures. CRH PLC trades cheapest on trailing earnings; CRH PLC pays the highest dividend yield.
| VMC | CRH | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | -- | Building Materials |
| Last price | 244.13 | 81.46 |
| Change today | -1.90% | -2.56% |
| 1-year return | -18.3% | -29.0% |
| Market cap | $31.63B | $54.19B |
| 52-week range | 237.03 – 329.20 | 80.13 – 130.09 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 28.82 | 14.39 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 1st | 33rd |
| P/B | 3.74 | 2.25 |
| Dividend yield | 0.83% | 1.87% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 8.11 | 5.51 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $1.05B | $3.67B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $8.12B | $38.63B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +2.5% | +5.6% |
| Gross margin | 27.5% | 36.2% |
| Operating margin | 19.8% | 14.1% |
| Net margin | 13.7% | 9.9% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $1.03B | $2.77B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 100.4% | 88.3% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 24 buy / 14 sell | 30 buy / 18 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 4.3% | 1.8% |
| Analyst consensus | 67% buy / 27% hold / 7% sell (15) | 100% buy (11) |
| Analyst price target | $326 (+33%) | $135 (+65%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (19) | E (11) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 11,172 | 83,032 |
| Founded | 1909 | 1949 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.