Contrasting Amrize (AMRZ) & Its Peers
by Danessa Lincoln · The Markets DailyAmrize (NYSE:AMRZ – Get Free Report) 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 businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Amrize and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Amrize | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2.21 |
| Amrize Competitors | 418 | 2084 | 2854 | 86 | 2.48 |
Amrize currently has a consensus target price of $54.88, indicating a potential upside of 46.04%. As a group, “Construction Materials” companies have a potential upside of 468.70%. Given Amrize’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amrize has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Dividends
Amrize pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. 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 193.8% and pay out 31.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
46.5% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Amrize shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.0% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Amrize and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Amrize | $11.81 billion | $1.19 billion | 17.32 |
| Amrize Competitors | $6.77 billion | $651.21 million | 24.22 |
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.
Risk & Volatility
Amrize has a beta of 0.04, indicating that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amrize’s competitors have a beta of 0.89, indicating that their average share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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 | 4.52% | 7.94% | 4.94% |
Summary
Amrize competitors beat Amrize on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
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.