Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, nine have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $63.00.

A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Amrize from $61.00 to $60.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Amrize from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Amrize from $65.00 to $58.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Stephens restated an “overweight” rating and set a $65.00 price target on shares of Amrize in a report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Amrize in a research note on Monday, June 22nd.

Amrize Trading Down 2.9%

Shares of NYSE AMRZ opened at $49.48 on Thursday. 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 has a one year low of $44.12 and a one year high of $65.94. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $52.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $55.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.37 billion and a PE ratio of 23.67.

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported ($0.16) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.14) by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $2.18 billion during 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% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that Amrize will post 2.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amrize Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th were paid a $0.11 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 12th. Amrize’s payout ratio is 21.05%.

Insider Transactions at Amrize

In other news, insider Mario Gross bought 2,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $49.17 per share, with a total value of $137,676.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 33,747 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,659,339.99. This trade represents a 9.05% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Jan Philipp Jenisch purchased 21,417 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $49.67 per share, with a total value of $1,063,782.39. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,724,999 shares in the company, valued at approximately $85,680,700.33. This represents a 1.26% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders purchased 54,920 shares of company stock valued at $2,717,429. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amrize

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Amrize in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $929,333,000. Harris Associates L P bought a new position in shares of Amrize during the 4th quarter valued at $615,406,000. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of Amrize by 48.8% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 11,622,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $561,018,000 after purchasing an additional 3,809,133 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in shares of Amrize by 865.4% during the 3rd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,889,660 shares of the company’s stock valued at $139,436,000 after purchasing an additional 2,590,336 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of Amrize by 95.4% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 4,614,593 shares of the company’s stock valued at $249,557,000 after purchasing an additional 2,253,431 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.