Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) vs. GCC (OTCMKTS:GCWOF) Head-To-Head Contrast

GCC (OTCMKTS:GCWOF) and Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for GCC and Amrize, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GCC	0	0	0	0	0.00
Amrize	0	6	8	1	2.67

Amrize has a consensus price target of $60.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.70%. Given Amrize’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Amrize is more favorable than GCC.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

4.4% of GCC shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares GCC and Amrize’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GCC	N/A	N/A	N/A
Amrize	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares GCC and Amrize”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GCC	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.90	5.86
Amrize	$11.83 billion	2.54	$1.27 billion	$1.84	29.52

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

Summary

Amrize beats GCC on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GCC

GCC, S.A.B. de C.V., through its subsidiaries, produces, distributes, and sells gray Portland cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and other building construction materials in Mexico and the United States. It offers cement; ready mix concrete, energy; building materials; and asphalt. The company also provides special products comprising Komponent, a shrinkage-compensating, expanding concrete additive; Metaforce, a reactive and consistent pozzolan that is used as an alternative for fly ash; Microsilex to be used in bridge decks and paving; Rapid Set, a solution for concrete applications; and Versabind, a cementitious that is used as filler in asphalt mixes as a replacement for lime. It distributes its products through distribution centers and independent wholesale distributors. The company was formerly known as Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, S.A.B. de C.V. and changed its name to GCC, S.A.B. de C.V. in March 2021. The company was founded in 1941 and is based in Chihuahua, Mexico. GCC, S.A.B. de C.V. is a subsidiary of CAMCEM, S.A. de C.V.

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.