Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. Acquires New Position in Amrize Ltd $AMRZ

Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 158,226 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,864,000.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on AMRZ shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on Amrize from $61.00 to $60.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Vertical Research raised Amrize from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Amrize from $65.00 to $58.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Amrize in a report on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amrize in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. 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 company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amrize currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $62.79.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CTO Roald Brouwer bought 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The stock was purchased at an average price of $49.84 per share, for a total transaction of $74,760.00. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 19,757 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $984,688.88. This represents a 8.22% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Mario Gross bought 2,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was bought at an average price 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 $1,659,339.99. This represents a 9.05% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders purchased a total of 54,920 shares of company stock valued at $2,717,429 over the last three months. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Amrize Stock Performance

Shares of AMRZ stock opened at $49.25 on Friday. Amrize Ltd has a 12-month low of $44.12 and a 12-month high of $65.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.24 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.56. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $52.09 and a 200 day simple moving average of $55.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 0.89.

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported ($0.16) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.14) by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $2.18 billion for 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. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Amrize Ltd will post 2.76 EPS for the current year.

Amrize Cuts Dividend

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

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.