Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) Hits New 12-Month Low After Analyst Downgrade

Shares of Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) hit a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday after Wells Fargo & Company downgraded the stock from an overweight rating to an equal weight rating. Wells Fargo & Company now has a $44.00 price target on the stock. Amrize traded as low as $41.52 and last traded at $41.8840, with a volume of 320083 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $41.95.

AMRZ has been the topic of a number of other reports. William Blair set a $40.00 price target on shares of Amrize in a research report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Bank of America restated an “underperform” rating and set a $40.00 price target (down from $50.00) on shares of Amrize in a research report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Oppenheimer cut their price objective on Amrize from $68.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Amrize in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Amrize from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amrize currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $55.50.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Baris Oran acquired 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $47.38 per share, for a total transaction of $142,140.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief financial officer owned 3,000 shares in the company, valued at $142,140. This trade represents a ? increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Mario Gross acquired 3,568 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of $46.60 per share, for a total transaction of $166,268.80. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider owned 38,485 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,793,401. This trade represents a 10.22% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders have purchased a total of 48,983 shares of company stock valued at $2,158,755 in the last ninety days. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its holdings in shares of Amrize by 5,444.5% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 30,472,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,624,202,000 after buying an additional 29,923,230 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Amrize during the fourth quarter worth $929,333,000. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in Amrize by 48.8% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 11,622,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $561,018,000 after buying an additional 3,809,133 shares during the last quarter. Harris Associates L P bought a new stake in Amrize during the fourth quarter worth $615,406,000. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank raised its position in Amrize by 4.6% during the third quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 9,518,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $459,242,000 after acquiring an additional 420,728 shares in the last quarter.

Amrize Trading Down 1.3%

The stock has a market cap of $22.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.64, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $47.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $52.62.

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.92 by ($0.04). Amrize had a net margin of 9.89% and a return on equity of 10.22%. The firm had revenue of $3.49 billion during the quarter. On average, research analysts expect that Amrize Ltd will post 2.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amrize Announces Dividend

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

About Amrize

Amrize is a North American building materials and solutions company formed through the separation of Holcim’s North American business. The company began trading publicly on the New York Stock Exchange in 2025 under the symbol AMRZ.

Amrize supplies essential construction materials, including cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete and asphalt. It also provides a range of building products and solutions used in residential, commercial and infrastructure construction, including concrete products, roofing systems and other materials designed to support building and construction projects.

The company serves customers across the United States and Canada through a network of production facilities, distribution operations and local businesses.