Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ – Get Free Report) and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (NYSE:LOMA – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
Institutional and Insider 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Amrize and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Amrize | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2.22 |
| Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Amrize presently has a consensus price target of $49.06, suggesting a potential upside of 16.14%. Given Amrize’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Amrize is more favorable than Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina.
Dividends
Amrize pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Amrize pays out 5.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina pays out 134.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Volatility & Risk
Amrize has a beta of 0.04, suggesting that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Amrize and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Amrize | $12.26 billion | 1.91 | $1.19 billion | $2.21 | 19.11 |
| Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina | $855.63 billion | 0.00 | $18.87 million | $0.29 | 29.88 |
Amrize has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
Profitability
This table compares Amrize and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Amrize | 9.93% | 10.02% | 5.34% |
| Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina | 5.05% | 3.79% | 2.15% |
Summary
Amrize beats Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina on 11 of the 16 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 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.
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