Vicat Shares Drop 3.18% to €60.80, Threatening Support at €59.10
This Friday noon, the cement company from Isère experiences a significant decline in a heavily downward-oriented Parisian market. The SBF 120 is down 1.36% during the session and the CAC 40 loses 1.37%, amid persistent tensions on Brent crude above $109. The stock ranks at the bottom of the broader index.
Vicat Below Its Three Moving Averages, Down Over 16% in Three Months
Vicat's stock falls to €60.80 at mid-session, down 3.18% from the previous day's close. The stock is significantly below its three moving averages: MM20 at €63.10, MM50 at €63.56, and MM200 at €66.56, marking an 8.65% gap from the latter. The price now moves in the lower part of the Bollinger Bands, at 24% of the width, near the lower limit at €58.62. The RSI at 48 remains neutral and sends no exhaustion signal. Over three months, the performance is at -16.02%, despite a gain of over 10% over one year. The identified technical support at €59.10 is nearing. The movement occurs in a sector context penalized by the surge in the oil barrel, unfavorable to energy-intensive industries like cement. The stock is among the steepest declines of the SBF 120, following Soitec (-6.42%), Eramet (-6.01%), and STMicroelectronics (-4.79%).
After a Quarter Up 8.5%, Market Remains Cautious Ahead of Half-Year Results on July 29
The decline erases part of the rebound that began in early May, following the publication of the first quarter revenue. The group had generated €922 million in the first three months of 2026, up 8.5% on a constant scope and exchange basis, driven by price increases in Europe and a rebound in volumes in California. The stock had then rebounded by 2% and 3.65% on May 5 and 6 to €62.50, before falling back below the €61 threshold. Today's session brings the price close to the immediate support at €59.10, already approached at the end of April in a pronounced bearish sequence. The one-month volatility is at 8.83, with no particular stress signal. The next calendar appointment is the publication of the half-year results 2026, expected on July 29, followed by the third quarter revenue on November 5.