Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd Invests $519,000 in Amrize Ltd $AMRZ

Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd bought a new position in Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 9,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $519,000.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CTO Roald Brouwer bought 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 21st. The stock was purchased at an average price of $49.84 per share, for a total transaction of $74,760.00. Following the acquisition, the chief technology officer owned 19,757 shares in the company, valued at $984,688.88. This trade represents a 8.22% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Mario Gross acquired 2,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $49.17 per share, with a total value of $137,676.00. Following the acquisition, the insider owned 33,747 shares in the company, valued at $1,659,339.99. This trade represents a 9.05% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have bought a total of 54,920 shares of company stock worth $2,717,429 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $65.00 target price on shares of Amrize in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Amrize from $66.00 to $65.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Citigroup decreased their target price on Amrize from $76.00 to $66.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 4th. Vertical Research upgraded Amrize from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 target price for the company in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Amrize from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, March 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $64.86.

Amrize Trading Up 1.6%

Amrize stock opened at $54.00 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 0.89. Amrize Ltd has a one year low of $44.12 and a one year high of $65.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.87 billion and a PE ratio of 25.84. The business’s fifty day moving average is $54.07 and its 200 day moving average is $55.53.

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

Amrize Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th were issued a $0.11 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 12th. Amrize’s payout ratio is 21.05%.

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.