Short Interest in Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) Decreases By 21.7%

Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 6,288,992 shares, a decrease of 21.7% from the February 26th total of 8,035,260 shares. Approximately 1.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 3,774,537 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.7 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AMRZ has been the topic of several analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of Amrize in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $70.00 price target on shares of Amrize in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Berenberg Bank set a $70.00 price target on Amrize in a report on Thursday, February 19th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Amrize from $53.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Amrize from $59.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Amrize currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $64.14.

Insider Activity

In related news, CTO Roald Brouwer purchased 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $54.88 per share, for a total transaction of $109,760.00. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 18,257 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,001,944.16. This trade represents a 12.30% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Mario Gross bought 3,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $55.29 per share, for a total transaction of $176,928.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 30,947 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,711,059.63. This trade represents a 11.53% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have purchased 77,834 shares of company stock valued at $4,511,344 over the last quarter. 0.54% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amrize

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AMRZ. MCF Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Amrize in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. State of Wyoming bought a new stake in shares of Amrize in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Amrize in the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amrize in the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE bought a new stake in Amrize during the third quarter worth about $38,000.

Amrize Stock Performance

AMRZ stock opened at $53.89 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $29.80 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.90. Amrize has a 12 month low of $44.12 and a 12 month high of $65.94. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $57.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of $53.84. 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 (NYSE:AMRZ) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $2.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.95 billion. Amrize’s revenue for the quarter was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Amrize Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 4th. Investors of record on Monday, April 27th will be paid a $0.44 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 24th.

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.