Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Still a Buy?

Shares of Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) saw an uptick in trading volume on Monday . 8,061,620 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 119% from the previous session’s volume of 3,680,764 shares.The stock last traded at $48.68 and had previously closed at $48.15.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMRZ has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Amrize from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Kepler Capital Markets raised shares of Amrize to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Amrize in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on shares of Amrize in a research report on Tuesday, September 9th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $62.00 price target for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Amrize from $57.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Amrize currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $58.88.

Amrize Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $27.16 billion and a PE ratio of 26.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 1.38. The company’s 50 day moving average is $49.43.

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.98 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.01 by ($0.03). The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CTO Roald Brouwer acquired 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The shares were bought at an average price of $51.77 per share, for a total transaction of $207,080.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 9,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $465,930. This trade represents a 80.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Jan Philipp Jenisch purchased 55,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $52.64 per share, with a total value of $2,895,200.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 1,505,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $79,223,200. This trade represents a 3.79% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders acquired a total of 67,000 shares of company stock worth $3,503,480 in the last 90 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amrize

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Amrize by 41.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,094,083 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,468,460,000 after buying an additional 8,743,543 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Amrize in the 2nd quarter valued at $670,915,000. Dodge & Cox acquired a new stake in Amrize during the second quarter worth about $622,085,000. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in shares of Amrize by 48.8% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 11,622,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $561,018,000 after acquiring an additional 3,809,133 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its holdings in Amrize by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 9,518,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $459,242,000 after acquiring an additional 420,728 shares in the last quarter.

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.