Short Interest in Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) Decreases By 19.6%

Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 8,035,260 shares, a decline of 19.6% from the February 12th total of 9,988,553 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,432,424 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.8 days. Currently, 1.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 1.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 4,432,424 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.8 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $70.00 price objective (up from $64.00) on shares of Amrize in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Amrize from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amrize in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. UBS Group increased their price objective on Amrize from $53.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Amrize from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $64.14.

Amrize Price Performance

AMRZ stock traded down $0.79 on Friday, reaching $55.51. 3,805,501 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,850,041. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $57.93 and a 200-day moving average of $53.68. The firm has a market cap of $30.70 billion and a PE ratio of 22.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Amrize has a twelve month low of $44.12 and a twelve month high of $65.94.

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $2.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.95 billion. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .4% on a year-over-year basis.

Insider Transactions at Amrize

In other news, insider Jaime Hill bought 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $58.91 per share, with a total value of $58,910.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 28,000 shares in the company, valued at $1,649,480. This trade represents a 3.70% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Jan Philipp Jenisch purchased 60,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $58.05 per share, for a total transaction of $3,483,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,703,582 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $98,892,935.10. This trade represents a 3.65% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders bought 72,634 shares of company stock valued at $4,224,656 in the last 90 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amrize

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Amrize during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,065,029,000. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Amrize in the 4th quarter worth approximately $929,333,000. Dodge & Cox acquired a new position in Amrize in the 2nd quarter valued at $622,085,000. Harris Associates L P purchased a new position in shares of Amrize during the 4th quarter worth $615,406,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. purchased a new position in shares of Amrize during the 2nd quarter worth $220,404,000.

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.