Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) versus Boston Sand & Gravel (OTCMKTS:BSND) Financial Review

Boston Sand & Gravel (OTCMKTS:BSND) and Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Boston Sand & Gravel and Amrize, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boston Sand & Gravel	0	0	0	0	0.00
Amrize	0	6	10	1	2.71

Amrize has a consensus price target of $64.86, suggesting a potential upside of 21.26%. Given Amrize’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amrize is more favorable than Boston Sand & Gravel.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Boston Sand & Gravel and Amrize”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boston Sand & Gravel	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Amrize	$11.82 billion	2.50	$1.19 billion	$2.09	25.59

Amrize has higher revenue and earnings than Boston Sand & Gravel.

Profitability

This table compares Boston Sand & Gravel and Amrize’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boston Sand & Gravel	N/A	N/A	N/A
Amrize	9.70%	9.84%	5.28%

Summary

Amrize beats Boston Sand & Gravel on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Boston Sand & Gravel

Boston Sand & Gravel Co. provides ready mixed concrete and aggregate products to the construction and landscaping industries in southeastern New England. The company offers ready mix concrete that include specialty mixes for winter concrete, slurry walls, and drilled shafts, as well as sand and aggregate, concrete blocks, and green products. Its products are used in projects ranging from small residential pours to mass pours for commercial and infrastructure projects; and construction projects, including central artery/tunnel project, waste water treatment plants, nuclear power plants, high rise-buildings, and slurry wall construction projects. The company serves customers through sales representatives. Boston Sand & Gravel Co. was founded in 1914 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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.