Reviewing Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (NYSE:LOMA)

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (NYSE:LOMA) and Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) are both materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina and Amrize’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina	5.05%	3.79%	2.15%
Amrize	9.93%	10.02%	5.34%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina and Amrize, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina	1	0	1	0	2.00
Amrize	4	7	8	0	2.21

Amrize has a consensus price target of $47.65, suggesting a potential upside of 10.85%. Given Amrize’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amrize is more favorable than Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

19.3% of Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Amrize shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina and Amrize”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina	$692.89 million	1.52	$18.87 million	$0.43	20.93
Amrize	$11.81 billion	2.01	$1.19 billion	$2.21	19.45

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

Volatility and Risk

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amrize has a beta of 0.04, indicating that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Amrize beats Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cement and its derivatives in Argentina. The company operates through Cement, Masonry Cement and Lime; Concrete; Railroad; Aggregates; and Others segments. It offers masonry cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, concrete, and lime to wholesale distributors, concrete producers, industrial customers, and others for use in the construction. The company also provides rail transportation services; and treats and recycles industrial waste for use as fuel and raw material. It markets its products under the Loma Negra, San Martín, Plasticor, Cacique Plus, Cacique Max, Loma Negra Plus, and Lomax brands. The company was founded in 1926 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is a subsidiary of Intercement Trading E Inversiones Argentina Sociedad Limitada.

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.