Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (NYSE:LOMA – Get Free Report) and Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina and Amrize”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina | $692.89 million | 1.57 | $18.87 million | $0.29 | 32.14 |
| Amrize | $11.81 billion | 2.13 | $1.19 billion | $2.17 | 21.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina and Amrize’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina | 5.05% | 3.79% | 2.15% |
| Amrize | 9.89% | 10.22% | 5.48% |
Risk and Volatility
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amrize has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
19.3% of Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Amrize shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina and Amrize, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Amrize | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2.53 |
Amrize has a consensus price target of $60.57, indicating a potential upside of 32.89%. Given Amrize’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amrize is more favorable than Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina.
Summary
Amrize beats Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
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