Financial Analysis: Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) versus Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ)

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) and Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) are both materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

Amrize has a beta of 0.2, suggesting that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Amrize pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Eagle Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Amrize pays out 5.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eagle Materials pays out 7.9% 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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Amrize shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Eagle Materials shares are held by 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 Eagle Materials’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amrize	9.89%	10.22%	5.48%
Eagle Materials	17.32%	26.87%	10.73%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Amrize and Eagle Materials, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amrize	4	7	8	1	2.30
Eagle Materials	0	10	0	0	2.00

Amrize currently has a consensus price target of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.47%. Eagle Materials has a consensus price target of $199.56, indicating a potential upside of 23.00%. Given Amrize’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Amrize is more favorable than Eagle Materials.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Amrize and Eagle Materials”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amrize	$11.81 billion	1.70	$1.19 billion	$2.17	16.76
Eagle Materials	$2.31 billion	2.16	$423.81 million	$12.65	12.83

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

Summary

Eagle Materials beats Amrize on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Eagle Materials

Eagle Materials Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells heavy construction materials and light building materials in the United States. It operates in four segments: Cement, Concrete and Aggregates, Gypsum Wallboard, and Recycled Paperboard. The company engages in the mining of limestone for the manufacture, production, distribution, and sale of Portland cement, including Portland limestone cement; grinding and sale of slag; and mining of gypsum for the manufacture and sale of gypsum wallboards used to finish the interior walls and ceilings in residential, commercial, and industrial structures, as well as well as containerboard and lightweight packaging grades; manufacture and sale of recycled paperboard to the gypsum wallboard industry and other paperboard converters; the sale of readymix concrete; and mining and sale of aggregates, such as crushed stone, sand, and gravel. Its products are used in commercial and residential construction; public construction projects to build, expand, and repair roads and highways; and repair and remodel activities. The company was formerly known as Centex Construction Products, Inc. and changed its name to Eagle Materials, Inc. in January 2004. Eagle Materials Inc. was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.