Reviewing Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) and Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM)

Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) and Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) are both large-cap materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Martin Marietta Materials and Amrize’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Martin Marietta Materials	36.73%	9.49%	5.11%
Amrize	9.89%	10.22%	5.48%

Dividends

Martin Marietta Materials pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Amrize pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Martin Marietta Materials pays out 8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amrize pays out 20.3% 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. Martin Marietta Materials has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Martin Marietta Materials and Amrize, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Martin Marietta Materials	0	9	10	0	2.53
Amrize	2	6	9	1	2.50

Martin Marietta Materials currently has a consensus price target of $665.29, suggesting a potential upside of 24.92%. Amrize has a consensus price target of $59.87, suggesting a potential upside of 35.26%. Given Amrize’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amrize is more favorable than Martin Marietta Materials.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Martin Marietta Materials and Amrize”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Martin Marietta Materials	$6.15 billion	5.20	$1.14 billion	$40.70	13.09
Amrize	$11.81 billion	2.07	$1.19 billion	$2.17	20.40

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

Volatility & Risk

Martin Marietta Materials has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amrize has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.0% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Amrize shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Martin Marietta Materials beats Amrize on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Martin Marietta Materials

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., a natural resource-based building materials company, supplies aggregates and heavy-side building materials to the construction industry in the United States and internationally. It offers crushed stone, sand, and gravel products; ready mixed concrete and asphalt; paving products and services; and Portland and specialty cement for use in the infrastructure projects, and nonresidential and residential construction markets, as well as in the railroad, agricultural, utility, and environmental industries. The company also produces magnesia-based chemicals products; dolomitic lime primarily to customers for steel production and soil stabilization; and cement treated materials. Its chemical products are used in flame retardants, wastewater treatment, pulp and paper production, and other environmental applications. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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.