Jaime Hill Buys 1,500 Shares of Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) Stock

Key Points

• Insider buying: Jaime Hill purchased 1,500 Amrize shares at $47.12 each, investing $70,680 and increasing their stake by 5.32% to 29,698 shares.
• Stock and earnings: Amrize shares recently traded at $46.65, near their 52-week low, after the company reported quarterly EPS of $0.88, below analysts’ $0.92 consensus estimate.
• Analyst outlook and dividend: Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus with an average price target of $60.57. Amrize declared a $0.11 per-share dividend payable August 26 to shareholders of record August 19.

Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ - Get Free Report) insider Jaime Hill purchased 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $47.12 per share, for a total transaction of $70,680.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider directly owned 29,698 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,399,369.76. The trade was a 5.32% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Amrize Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of Amrize stock traded up $0.28 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $46.65. 1,261,074 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,206,131. The company has a 50 day moving average of $51.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of $54.58. Amrize Ltd has a fifty-two week low of $46.03 and a fifty-two week high of $65.94. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The stock has a market cap of $25.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.11.

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.92 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $3.50 billion during the quarter. Amrize had a net margin of 9.89% and a return on equity of 10.17%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Amrize Ltd will post 2.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amrize Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be paid a $0.11 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 18th. Amrize's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.28%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amrize

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its stake in Amrize by 20,993.0% in the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 703,453 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,646,000 after purchasing an additional 700,118 shares during the last quarter. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Amrize during the fourth quarter worth $1,219,000. HighTower Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amrize during the fourth quarter worth $1,516,000. KBC Group NV acquired a new position in shares of Amrize during the fourth quarter worth $597,000. Finally, MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH increased its holdings in shares of Amrize by 252.8% during the fourth quarter. MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH now owns 36,689 shares of the company's stock worth $2,016,000 after buying an additional 26,289 shares in the last quarter.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AMRZ has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Amrize in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Oppenheimer lowered their price target on Amrize from $68.00 to $65.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Truist Financial reiterated a "hold" rating and set a $48.00 target price (down from $65.00) on shares of Amrize in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Citigroup decreased their target price on Amrize from $66.00 to $58.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Stephens reduced their price objective on shares of Amrize from $65.00 to $54.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $60.57.

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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