Analyzing Monarch Cement (OTCMKTS:MCEM) and Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ)

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) and Monarch Cement (OTCMKTS:MCEM) are both materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Amrize and Monarch Cement”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amrize	$11.81 billion	2.18	$1.19 billion	$2.17	21.50
Monarch Cement	$248.26 million	4.06	$89.32 million	$20.22	13.35

Amrize has higher revenue and earnings than Monarch Cement. Monarch Cement is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amrize, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Amrize and Monarch Cement, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amrize	2	5	9	1	2.53
Monarch Cement	0	0	0	0	0.00

Amrize presently has a consensus target price of $60.57, suggesting a potential upside of 29.82%. Given Amrize’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Amrize is more favorable than Monarch Cement.

Dividends

Amrize pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Monarch Cement pays an annual dividend of $3.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Amrize pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Monarch Cement pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Monarch Cement is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Volatility and Risk

Amrize has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monarch Cement has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Amrize and Monarch Cement’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amrize	9.89%	10.17%	5.50%
Monarch Cement	28.98%	17.38%	15.22%

Summary

Monarch Cement beats Amrize on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Monarch Cement

The Monarch Cement Company engages in the manufacture and sale of portland cement in the United States. The company also provides masonry cement, ready-mixed concrete, concrete products, and sundry building materials. It primarily serves contractors, ready-mixed concrete plants, concrete products plants, building materials dealers, and governmental agencies. The company sells its products principally in the State of Kansas, the State of Iowa, southeast Nebraska, western Missouri, northwest Arkansas, and northern Oklahoma. The Monarch Cement Company was founded in 1908 and is based in Humboldt, Kansas.