Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eighteen research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have given a hold recommendation, nine have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $59.8667.

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Truist Financial restated a “hold” rating and issued a $48.00 price objective (down from $65.00) on shares of Amrize in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Vertical Research raised shares of Amrize from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered shares of Amrize from a “sector perform” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $60.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, August 10th. Oppenheimer dropped their price objective on shares of Amrize from $68.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Amrize from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th.

Amrize Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of AMRZ opened at $44.24 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $24.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.39, a PEG ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 0.11. Amrize has a one year low of $43.69 and a one year high of $65.94. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $49.72 and its 200-day simple moving average is $53.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.73.

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.92 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $3.49 billion during the quarter. Amrize had a net margin of 9.89% and a return on equity of 10.22%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Amrize will post 2.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amrize Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 18th were paid a $0.11 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 18th. Amrize’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.28%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Stephen S. Clark bought 5,260 shares of Amrize stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $47.31 per share, for a total transaction of $248,850.60. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider owned 10,637 shares in the company, valued at approximately $503,236.47. This represents a 97.82% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Jacques Wolf Sanche acquired 4,150 shares of Amrize stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 26th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $45.02 per share, for a total transaction of $186,833.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 9,766 shares in the company, valued at $439,665.32. The trade was a 73.90% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders purchased 18,978 shares of company stock worth $884,312 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AMRZ. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its position in Amrize by 5,444.5% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 30,472,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,624,202,000 after purchasing an additional 29,923,230 shares in the last quarter. Saudi Central Bank lifted its position in Amrize by 89.6% during the 2nd quarter. Saudi Central Bank now owns 34,844 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,857,000 after buying an additional 16,471 shares in the last quarter. AlphaGrep UK Ltd bought a new stake in Amrize during the 2nd quarter worth about $321,000. Continuum Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Amrize during the 2nd quarter worth about $62,000. Finally, XML Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amrize by 34.6% during the 2nd quarter. XML Financial LLC now owns 13,309 shares of the company’s stock worth $709,000 after buying an additional 3,420 shares during the last quarter.

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.