Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. Purchases New Shares in Amrize Ltd $AMRZ

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 155,360 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,402,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in AMRZ. State of Wyoming bought a new stake in shares of Amrize during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amrize during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amrize during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. US Bancorp DE purchased a new position in Amrize during the third quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Costello Asset Management INC purchased a new position in Amrize during the third quarter valued at $44,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have issued reports on AMRZ. Vertical Research upgraded Amrize from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amrize in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded Amrize from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 1st. Oppenheimer set a $68.00 price objective on Amrize in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Stephens reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $65.00 price objective on shares of Amrize in a research note on Monday, May 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amrize presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $64.86.

Amrize Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of NYSE:AMRZ opened at $53.86 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $54.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $55.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.79 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.77. Amrize Ltd has a 12-month low of $44.12 and a 12-month high of $65.94. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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). The business had revenue of $2.18 billion for the quarter. Amrize had a net margin of 9.70% and a return on equity of 9.84%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that Amrize Ltd will post 2.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amrize Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th were issued a dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 12th. Amrize’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.05%.

Insider Activity

In other Amrize news, CFO Ian A. Johnston purchased 4,250 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $58.94 per share, with a total value of $250,495.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief financial officer directly owned 25,110 shares in the company, valued at $1,479,983.40. This trade represents a 20.37% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CTO Roald Brouwer purchased 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $58.72 per share, for a total transaction of $176,160.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief technology officer owned 16,257 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $954,611.04. This represents a 22.63% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders purchased 131,554 shares of company stock valued at $7,152,069. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

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.