Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Takes $2.37 Million Position in Amrize Ltd $AMRZ

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 43,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,374,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Amrize by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,770,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,722,500,000 after acquiring an additional 1,676,843 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Amrize in the 4th quarter valued at about $929,333,000. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in shares of Amrize by 48.8% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 11,622,024 shares of the company’s stock valued at $561,018,000 after acquiring an additional 3,809,133 shares during the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its stake in shares of Amrize by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 9,674,921 shares of the company’s stock valued at $532,076,000 after acquiring an additional 156,903 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its stake in shares of Amrize by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 9,518,018 shares of the company’s stock valued at $459,242,000 after acquiring an additional 420,728 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Transactions at Amrize

In other news, insider Mario Gross purchased 3,200 shares of Amrize stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $55.29 per share, with a total value of $176,928.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 30,947 shares in the company, valued at $1,711,059.63. The trade was a 11.53% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Jan Philipp Jenisch purchased 21,417 shares of Amrize stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $49.67 per share, with a total value of $1,063,782.39. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,724,999 shares in the company, valued at approximately $85,680,700.33. The trade was a 1.26% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders bought 60,120 shares of company stock worth $3,004,117. Insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Amrize Price Performance

Shares of AMRZ opened at $52.73 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 1.40. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $54.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $55.42. Amrize Ltd has a 52-week low of $44.12 and a 52-week high of $65.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.16 billion and a PE ratio of 25.23.

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported ($0.16) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.14) by ($0.02). Amrize had a net margin of 9.70% and a return on equity of 9.84%. The business had revenue of $2.18 billion during the quarter. Amrize’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts predict that Amrize Ltd will post 2.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amrize Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th were given a dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 12th. Amrize’s dividend payout ratio is 21.05%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Amrize from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Oppenheimer set a $68.00 price objective on Amrize in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Vertical Research upgraded Amrize from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Amrize from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 1st. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Amrize from $75.00 to $65.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Amrize has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $64.86.

Amrize 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.