Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 11,399,098 shares, a growth of 40.0% from the December 15th total of 8,145,102 shares. Approximately 2.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 2,547,924 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.5 days. Based on an average trading volume of 2,547,924 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.5 days. Approximately 2.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have commented on AMRZ. UBS Group raised their price objective on Amrize from $53.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $59.00 price target on shares of Amrize in a report on Monday, December 8th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Amrize to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 25th. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of Amrize from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Stephens started coverage on shares of Amrize in a research report on Friday, November 14th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $60.00 price target for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $60.67.

Insider Buying and Selling at Amrize

In related news, Director Nicholas C. Gangestad acquired 2,000 shares of Amrize stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $47.34 per share, for a total transaction of $94,680.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 4,958 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $234,711.72. This represents a 67.61% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CTO Roald Brouwer bought 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The shares were bought at an average cost of $51.77 per share, for a total transaction of $207,080.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief technology officer owned 9,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $465,930. This trade represents a 80.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have bought 65,000 shares of company stock worth $3,399,720 over the last ninety days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amrize

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. State of Wyoming acquired a new position in Amrize during the third quarter worth $32,000. US Bancorp DE purchased a new position in shares of Amrize during the 3rd quarter worth $38,000. Costello Asset Management INC acquired a new position in shares of Amrize during the 3rd quarter valued at about $44,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Amrize during the 3rd quarter valued at about $48,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp purchased a new stake in shares of Amrize in the third quarter valued at about $53,000.

Amrize Stock Performance

AMRZ remained flat at $54.52 on Friday. 1,527,452 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,313,641. Amrize has a 52 week low of $44.12 and a 52 week high of $58.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.15 billion and a P/E ratio of 29.63. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $53.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.97.

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 had revenue of $3.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.49 billion. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

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.