Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Invests $779,000 in Amrize Ltd $AMRZ

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund acquired a new position in Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 13,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $779,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Amrize during the fourth quarter valued at $929,333,000. Harris Associates L P acquired a new stake in Amrize during the 4th quarter worth about $615,406,000. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in Amrize by 48.8% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 11,622,024 shares of the company’s stock worth $561,018,000 after purchasing an additional 3,809,133 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP raised its stake in shares of Amrize by 865.4% during the 3rd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,889,660 shares of the company’s stock valued at $139,436,000 after buying an additional 2,590,336 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC raised its stake in shares of Amrize by 95.4% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 4,614,593 shares of the company’s stock valued at $249,557,000 after buying an additional 2,253,431 shares during the last quarter.

Amrize Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of Amrize stock opened at $54.02 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $53.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $55.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 1.40. Amrize Ltd has a fifty-two week low of $44.12 and a fifty-two week high of $65.94. The company has a market cap of $29.88 billion and a P/E ratio of 25.85.

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported ($0.16) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 for the quarter. The business’s revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts predict that Amrize Ltd will post 2.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Amrize Cuts Dividend

The firm 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 was Tuesday, May 12th. Amrize’s dividend payout ratio is currently 21.05%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on AMRZ. Morgan Stanley set a $63.00 price objective on Amrize and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Amrize in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Vertical Research raised Amrize from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, May 1st. Truist Financial reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $48.00 price target (down from $65.00) on shares of Amrize in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Amrize from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. One 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $63.50.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Amrize news, insider Nollaig Forrest bought 2,000 shares of Amrize stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $50.25 per share, with a total value of $100,500.00. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 20,139 shares in the company, valued at $1,011,984.75. This represents a 11.03% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CTO Roald Brouwer bought 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 21st. The shares were acquired at an average price of $49.84 per share, for a total transaction of $74,760.00. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 19,757 shares in the company, valued at approximately $984,688.88. This represents a 8.22% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders purchased a total of 54,920 shares of company stock valued at $2,717,429 in the last three months. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.