Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Here’s Why

Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) hit a new 52-week low during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $43.81 and last traded at $43.9630, with a volume of 1051677 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $45.18.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on AMRZ. Zacks Research lowered shares of Amrize from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Truist Financial reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $48.00 price objective (down from $65.00) on shares of Amrize in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Vertical Research upgraded shares of Amrize from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, May 1st. Stephens reduced their target price on shares of Amrize from $65.00 to $54.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Amrize from $66.00 to $58.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $59.87.

Amrize Stock Up 1.2%

The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The stock has a market cap of $24.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.63, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 0.11. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $49.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $53.95.

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.92 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $3.49 billion for the quarter. Amrize had a net margin of 9.89% and a return on equity of 10.22%. Equities analysts forecast that Amrize Ltd will post 2.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Amrize Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 18th were issued a $0.11 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 18th. Amrize’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.28%.

Insider Activity at Amrize

In related news, insider Jaime Hill acquired 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $47.12 per share, with a total value of $70,680.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider directly owned 29,698 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,399,369.76. This represents a 5.32% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jacques Wolf Sanche acquired 4,150 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 26th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $45.02 per share, for a total transaction of $186,833.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 9,766 shares in the company, valued at approximately $439,665.32. This represents a 73.90% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders bought 18,978 shares of company stock valued at $884,312 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amrize

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its holdings in Amrize by 5,444.5% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 30,472,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,624,202,000 after purchasing an additional 29,923,230 shares in the last quarter. Saudi Central Bank increased its stake in shares of Amrize by 89.6% in the second quarter. Saudi Central Bank now owns 34,844 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,857,000 after purchasing an additional 16,471 shares in the last quarter. AlphaGrep UK Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Amrize during the 2nd quarter valued at $321,000. Continuum Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of Amrize during the 2nd quarter valued at $62,000. Finally, XML Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amrize by 34.6% during the 2nd quarter. XML Financial LLC now owns 13,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $709,000 after buying an additional 3,420 shares in the last quarter.

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.