Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ – Get Free Report) and Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM – Get Free Report) are both large-cap materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
95.0% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Amrize shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Amrize and Martin Marietta Materials”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Amrize | $11.81 billion | 2.03 | $1.19 billion | $2.17 | 19.96 |
| Martin Marietta Materials | $6.15 billion | 4.95 | $1.14 billion | $40.70 | 12.46 |
Amrize has higher revenue and earnings than Martin Marietta Materials. Martin Marietta Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amrize, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dividends
Amrize pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Martin Marietta Materials pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Amrize pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Martin Marietta Materials pays out 8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Martin Marietta Materials has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Amrize and Martin Marietta Materials, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Amrize | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2.50 |
| Martin Marietta Materials | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2.53 |
Amrize presently has a consensus price target of $59.87, indicating a potential upside of 38.22%. Martin Marietta Materials has a consensus price target of $665.88, indicating a potential upside of 31.34%. Given Amrize’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Amrize is more favorable than Martin Marietta Materials.
Profitability
This table compares Amrize and Martin Marietta Materials’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Amrize | 9.89% | 10.22% | 5.48% |
| Martin Marietta Materials | 36.73% | 9.49% | 5.11% |
Risk & Volatility
Amrize has a beta of 0.12, suggesting that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Martin Marietta Materials has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Martin Marietta Materials beats Amrize on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Martin Marietta Materials
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., a natural resource-based building materials company, supplies aggregates and heavy-side building materials to the construction industry in the United States and internationally. It offers crushed stone, sand, and gravel products; ready mixed concrete and asphalt; paving products and services; and Portland and specialty cement for use in the infrastructure projects, and nonresidential and residential construction markets, as well as in the railroad, agricultural, utility, and environmental industries. The company also produces magnesia-based chemicals products; dolomitic lime primarily to customers for steel production and soil stabilization; and cement treated materials. Its chemical products are used in flame retardants, wastewater treatment, pulp and paper production, and other environmental applications. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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