Amrize Ltd $AMRZ Shares Purchased by Pictet Asset Management Holding SA

Pictet Asset Management Holding SA raised its stake in shares of Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) by 4.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,216,765 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 234,731 shares during the quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA owned about 0.94% of Amrize worth $283,017,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in Amrize by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 4,601,319 shares of the company’s stock valued at $255,051,000 after purchasing an additional 214,393 shares during the last quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Amrize during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,960,000. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG lifted its holdings in shares of Amrize by 31.3% in the 4th quarter. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG now owns 112,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,174,000 after buying an additional 26,755 shares during the period. 111 Capital acquired a new position in shares of Amrize in the 3rd quarter valued at about $996,000. Finally, Cannell & Spears LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Amrize in the third quarter worth about $53,387,000.

Amrize Price Performance

AMRZ stock opened at $55.78 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $53.67 and a 200-day simple moving average of $55.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.85 billion and a PE ratio of 26.69. Amrize Ltd has a 1 year low of $44.12 and a 1 year high of $65.94.

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported ($0.16) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.14) by ($0.02). Amrize had a net margin of 9.70% and a return on equity of 9.84%. The firm had revenue of $2.18 billion for the quarter. The business’s revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Amrize Ltd will post 2.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amrize Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th were paid a dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 12th. Amrize’s payout ratio is 21.05%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on AMRZ. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Amrize from $76.00 to $66.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Stephens reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $65.00 price objective on shares of Amrize in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Vertical Research raised shares of Amrize from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amrize in a research report on Friday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Amrize in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $64.71.

Insider Activity

In other news, CTO Roald Brouwer purchased 1,500 shares of Amrize stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 21st. The shares were purchased at an average price of $49.84 per share, with a total value of $74,760.00. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 19,757 shares in the company, valued at $984,688.88. This represents a 8.22% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Mario Gross acquired 2,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $49.17 per share, for a total transaction of $137,676.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider directly owned 33,747 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,659,339.99. The trade was a 9.05% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have purchased 54,920 shares of company stock valued at $2,717,429. Company insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Amrize 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.