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

Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, ten have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $64.8571.

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on AMRZ. Weiss Ratings cut Amrize from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Amrize from $66.00 to $65.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Amrize from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on Amrize from $76.00 to $66.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Berenberg Bank set a $70.00 price objective on Amrize in a research note on Thursday, February 19th.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Jaime Hill purchased 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $58.91 per share, for a total transaction of $58,910.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 28,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,649,480. This represents a 3.70% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Ian A. Johnston purchased 4,250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were bought at an average price of $58.94 per share, for a total transaction of $250,495.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 25,110 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,479,983.40. This trade represents a 20.37% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders purchased 106,253 shares of company stock valued at $5,919,071. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amrize

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. MCF Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amrize during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. State of Wyoming bought a new stake in shares of Amrize during the third quarter valued at about $32,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amrize during the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amrize during the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE bought a new stake in shares of Amrize during the third quarter valued at about $38,000.

Amrize Trading Down 2.9%

Shares of Amrize stock opened at $48.20 on Wednesday. Amrize has a 52-week low of $44.12 and a 52-week high of $65.94. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $55.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $55.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.66 billion and a P/E ratio of 23.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 1.40.

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported ($0.16) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.14) by ($0.02). Amrize had a net margin of 9.70% and a return on equity of 9.84%. The firm had revenue of $2.18 billion during the quarter. The company’s revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Amrize will post 2.67 EPS for the current year.

Amrize Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th will be given a dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 12th. Amrize’s dividend payout ratio is currently 21.05%.

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.