First Trust Advisors LP Cuts Holdings in Amrize Ltd $AMRZ

First Trust Advisors LP reduced its position in Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) by 19.4% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 294,415 shares of the company’s stock after selling 70,664 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP’s holdings in Amrize were worth $16,483,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MCF Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Amrize during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amrize in the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amrize in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. lifted its stake in shares of Amrize by 150.0% in the 4th quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 450 shares in the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE purchased a new stake in shares of Amrize during the 3rd quarter worth about $38,000.

Amrize Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:AMRZ opened at $49.43 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $27.34 billion and a P/E ratio of 23.65. 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 Ltd has a one year low of $44.12 and a one year high of $65.94. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $52.14 and its 200 day simple moving average is $54.99.

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported ($0.16) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.14) by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $2.18 billion for the quarter. Amrize had a return on equity of 9.84% and a net margin of 9.70%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Amrize Ltd will post 2.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amrize Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th were paid a dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 12th. Amrize’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.05%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AMRZ has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Truist Financial reissued a “hold” rating and set a $48.00 target price (down from $65.00) on shares of Amrize in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target 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. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amrize in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Vertical Research raised shares of Amrize from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Stephens reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $65.00 price objective on shares of Amrize in a research report on Monday, May 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amrize presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $62.79.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Jan Philipp Jenisch purchased 21,417 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $49.67 per share, with a total value of $1,063,782.39. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,724,999 shares in the company, valued at approximately $85,680,700.33. This trade represents a 1.26% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Nollaig Forrest purchased 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $50.25 per share, for a total transaction of $100,500.00. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 20,139 shares in the company, valued at $1,011,984.75. This trade represents a 11.03% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders acquired 54,920 shares of company stock valued at $2,717,429. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Amrize Profile

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.