Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ – Get Free Report) and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (NYSE:LOMA – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
19.3% of Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Amrize shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Amrize and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Amrize | 9.93% | 10.02% | 5.34% |
| Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina | 7.38% | 5.45% | 3.17% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Amrize and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Amrize | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2.21 |
| Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Amrize presently has a consensus price target of $47.65, indicating a potential upside of 15.05%. Given Amrize’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amrize is more favorable than Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina.
Volatility & Risk
Amrize has a beta of 0.04, indicating that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Amrize and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Amrize | $11.81 billion | 1.94 | $1.19 billion | $2.21 | 18.74 |
| Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina | $692.89 million | 1.48 | $18.87 million | $0.43 | 20.44 |
Amrize has higher revenue and earnings than Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina. Amrize is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Amrize beats Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Amrize
Amrize is a North American building materials and construction solutions company serving customers across the United States and Canada. Its operations span the construction materials and building envelope markets. The company supplies cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete and asphalt, as well as roofing and other building-envelope products and services. These materials and solutions support residential, commercial and infrastructure projects. Amrize became an independent publicly traded company in 2025 through the spin-off of Holcim’s North American business.
About Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina is an Argentine building materials company and one of the country’s leading cement producers. Its business includes the manufacture and sale of cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates and lime, serving construction and infrastructure customers. The company was founded in 1926 by Alfredo Fortabat in the province of Buenos Aires. Its operations and distribution network serve customers across Argentina.
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