Contrasting Amrize (AMRZ) & Its Peers

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) is one of 74 publicly-traded companies in the “Construction Materials” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Amrize to related companies based on the strength of its risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Amrize and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amrize	9.89%	10.22%	5.48%
Amrize Competitors	4.55%	7.96%	4.97%

Volatility and Risk

Amrize has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amrize’s competitors have a beta of 0.90, meaning that their average stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

46.5% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Amrize shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.0% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Amrize and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amrize	$11.81 billion	$1.19 billion	20.17
Amrize Competitors	$6.83 billion	$651.37 million	27.13

Amrize has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Amrize is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Amrize pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Amrize pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Construction Materials” companies pay a dividend yield of 180.7% and pay out 31.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Amrize and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amrize	2	6	9	1	2.50
Amrize Competitors	407	2063	2844	83	2.48

Amrize presently has a consensus target price of $59.87, suggesting a potential upside of 36.77%. As a group, “Construction Materials” companies have a potential upside of 423.23%. Given Amrize’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amrize has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Amrize beats its competitors on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Amrize Company 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.