Fletcher Building (OTCMKTS:FCREY) & Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) Critical Analysis

Fletcher Building (OTCMKTS:FCREY) and Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Fletcher Building and Amrize, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fletcher Building	0	0	0	0	0.00
Amrize	0	6	10	1	2.71

Amrize has a consensus price target of $64.50, indicating a potential upside of 26.83%. Given Amrize’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amrize is more favorable than Fletcher Building.

Profitability

This table compares Fletcher Building and Amrize’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fletcher Building	N/A	N/A	N/A
Amrize	9.70%	9.84%	5.28%

Dividends

Fletcher Building pays an annual dividend of $0.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.1%. Amrize pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Fletcher Building pays out 58.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amrize pays out 21.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Fletcher Building and Amrize”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fletcher Building	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.98	3.23
Amrize	$11.82 billion	2.38	$1.19 billion	$2.09	24.33

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

Summary

Amrize beats Fletcher Building on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fletcher Building

Fletcher Building Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes building products in New Zealand, Australia, and internationally. It operates through Building Products, Distribution, Concrete, Residential and Development, Construction, and Australia segments. The Building Products segment manufactures, markets, and distributes building products used to build homes; and buildings and infrastructure, including insulations, plasterboards, laminate surfaces, and plastic and concrete piping for the commercial and residential markets. The Distribution segment distributes building, plumbing, and pipeline products under the PlaceMakers, Mico, and TUMU brands. The Concrete segment engages in the extraction of aggregates, and production of cement and concrete. The Residential and Development segment builds residential homes and apartments; and develops and sells residential and commercial land. The Construction segment builds and maintains public and commercial buildings, transport and utilities infrastructure, and buildings and infrastructure, as well as designs, constructs, and maintains roads and civil infrastructure. The Australia segment manufactures and distributes building materials, such as insulation, plasterboard, laminate surfaces, steel roofing, and plastic and concrete piping for a range of industries across Australia. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.

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.