Critical Review: Amrize (AMRZ) vs. Its Competitors

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) is one of 74 public companies in the “Construction Materials” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Amrize to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

46.5% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Amrize shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.0% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Amrize and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amrize	$11.81 billion	$1.19 billion	20.63
Amrize Competitors	$6.81 billion	$651.37 million	26.78

Amrize has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Amrize is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Amrize and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amrize	9.89%	10.22%	5.48%
Amrize Competitors	4.55%	7.96%	4.97%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Amrize and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amrize	2	6	9	1	2.50
Amrize Competitors	407	2067	2844	86	2.48

Amrize presently has a consensus target price of $59.87, indicating a potential upside of 33.72%. As a group, “Construction Materials” companies have a potential upside of 421.85%. Given Amrize’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amrize has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

Amrize has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amrize’s rivals have a beta of 0.89, meaning that their average stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Amrize pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Amrize pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Construction Materials” companies pay a dividend yield of 180.2% and pay out 31.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Amrize beats its rivals on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Amrize Company Profile

Amrize AG focuses on building materials business in North America. The company was incorporated in 2023 and is based in Zug, Switzerland. Amrize AG operates independently of Holcim AG as of June 23, 2025.