Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) & United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) Head to Head Contrast

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) and United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) are both materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Amrize and United States Lime & Minerals”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amrize	$11.81 billion	1.69	$1.19 billion	$2.17	16.62
United States Lime & Minerals	$372.73 million	8.27	$134.27 million	$4.67	22.99

Amrize has higher revenue and earnings than United States Lime & Minerals. Amrize is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United States Lime & Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

27.1% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Amrize shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Amrize and United States Lime & Minerals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amrize	4	7	8	1	2.30
United States Lime & Minerals	0	0	1	0	3.00

Amrize presently has a consensus price target of $50.24, indicating a potential upside of 39.29%. Given Amrize’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Amrize is more favorable than United States Lime & Minerals.

Profitability

This table compares Amrize and United States Lime & Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amrize	9.89%	10.22%	5.48%
United States Lime & Minerals	35.66%	20.76%	19.24%

Dividends

Amrize pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. United States Lime & Minerals pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Amrize pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United States Lime & Minerals pays out 5.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. United States Lime & Minerals has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Risk and Volatility

Amrize has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United States Lime & Minerals has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

United States Lime & Minerals beats Amrize on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Amrize

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.

About United States Lime & Minerals

United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of lime and limestone products. Its products include High Calcium Quicklime, Hydrated Lime, Lime Kiln Dust, Lime Slurry, and High Calcium Limestone. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.