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3. Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 49

Market Capitalization: $27.9 Billion

Alabama-based Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) is one of the largest construction companies in the United States. Founded more than a century earlier, the firm operates actively in North America. The company has paid out $271 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases as of Q2. Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) reported a Q2 EPS of $2.29, up from the analysts’ expectation of $1.91.

At the end of June 30, the Insider Monkey database showed that Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) had 49 hedge fund investors out of 910 profiled. Out of these, Stockbridge Partners was the largest shareholder which had 2 million shares of Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) that were valued at $461.9 million.