KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS Buys Shares of 187,951 Amrize Ltd $AMRZ

Key Points

• KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new stake of 187,951 Amrize shares in Q4 valued at about $10.16 million, while other institutions — notably Zurcher Kantonalbank — hold or increased large positions (Zurcher now owns 9,674,921 shares worth ~$532.08M).
• Insiders are buying: CEO Jan Philipp Jenisch purchased 60,000 shares (~$3.48M) and insiders acquired 77,834 shares over the last three months, bringing insider ownership to about 0.54%.
• Wall Street sentiment is broadly positive with an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $64.07, and the company declared a $0.44 dividend payable May 4 (ex-dividend April 24).

KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new stake in Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 187,951 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,164,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. M&T Bank Corp bought a new stake in Amrize in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $715,000. Evergreen Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Amrize in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $236,000. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its stake in Amrize by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 9,674,921 shares of the company's stock valued at $532,076,000 after purchasing an additional 156,903 shares in the last quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in Amrize in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,084,000. Finally, MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH increased its stake in Amrize by 252.8% in the fourth quarter. MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH now owns 36,689 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,016,000 after purchasing an additional 26,289 shares in the last quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have commented on AMRZ shares. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Amrize from $63.00 to $67.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Amrize from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of Amrize from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $70.00 target price (up from $64.00) on shares of Amrize in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Berenberg Bank set a $70.00 target price on shares of Amrize in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amrize has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $64.07.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Jaime Hill purchased 3,184 shares of Amrize stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The stock was bought at an average price of $56.34 per share, for a total transaction of $179,386.56. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider directly owned 26,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,464,840. This represents a 13.96% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Jan Philipp Jenisch purchased 60,000 shares of Amrize stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The stock was bought at an average price of $58.05 per share, with a total value of $3,483,000.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,703,582 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $98,892,935.10. This trade represents a 3.65% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have acquired 77,834 shares of company stock valued at $4,511,344. 0.54% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Amrize Stock Up 0.5%

Amrize stock opened at $56.85 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.44 billion and a PE ratio of 23.11. Amrize Ltd has a twelve month low of $44.12 and a twelve month high of $65.94. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company has a 50 day moving average of $58.24 and a 200-day moving average of $54.56.

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $2.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.95 billion. The company's revenue was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Amrize Ltd will post 2.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amrize Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 27th will be issued a $0.44 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 24th.

Amrize Company 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.

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