Amrize (AMRZ) vs. Its Peers Critical Analysis

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) is one of 74 public companies in the “Construction Materials” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Amrize to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

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 181.4% and pay out 31.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amrize	$12.18 billion	$1.19 billion	20.20
Amrize Competitors	$32.75 billion	$651.37 million	26.79

Amrize’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Amrize. Amrize is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Profitability

This table compares Amrize and its peers’ 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	4.50%	7.93%	4.94%

Volatility and Risk

Amrize has a beta of 0.04, meaning that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amrize’s peers have a beta of 0.89, meaning that their average share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Amrize and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amrize	3	7	8	1	2.37
Amrize Competitors	411	2075	2846	86	2.48

Amrize presently has a consensus price target of $56.38, indicating a potential upside of 28.62%. As a group, “Construction Materials” companies have a potential upside of 436.53%. Given Amrize’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amrize has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Amrize peers beat Amrize on 9 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.