Head to Head Analysis: UltraTech Cement (OTCMKTS:UCLQF) and Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ)

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) and UltraTech Cement (OTCMKTS:UCLQF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Amrize and UltraTech Cement’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amrize	N/A	N/A	N/A
UltraTech Cement	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Amrize and UltraTech Cement, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amrize	0	6	7	1	2.64
UltraTech Cement	0	0	0	0	0.00

Amrize currently has a consensus price target of $58.33, indicating a potential upside of 6.59%. Given Amrize’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amrize is more favorable than UltraTech Cement.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Amrize and UltraTech Cement”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amrize	$11.70 billion	2.59	$1.27 billion	$1.84	29.74
UltraTech Cement	N/A	N/A	N/A	$84.03	1.22

Amrize has higher revenue and earnings than UltraTech Cement. UltraTech Cement is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amrize, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of UltraTech Cement shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Amrize beats UltraTech Cement on 6 of the 8 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 UltraTech Cement

UltraTech Cement Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cement and cement related products in India. It offers ordinary Portland cement, Portland blast furnace slag cement, Portland Pozzolana cement, ready mix concrete, white cement, and white cement-based products; and ready-mix concrete. The company provides Tile Adhesive polymer under TILEFIXO, FLEX, HIFLEX; Seal & Dry water proofing products for kitchen balconies, chajjas, slope roofs, bathrooms, canal linings, swimming pools, and water tanks; Power Grout, an industrial grout for machine foundation, precast elements, and safety vaults; Readi Plast and Super Stucco, a plastering agent for internal and external walls; as well as liquid system for mortar and concrete modifier, repair mortars and concrete under the name of Basekrete and Microkrete. In addition, the company offers bed jointing material for AAC block, Fly Ash Bricks, and concrete blocks, and light weight block for masonry construction, and flooring screeds. Further, the company offers construction products for home builders; and value-added services that include technical advice during concreting, vaastu consultancy, various training programs, and other related services. The company exports its products to the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Sri Lanka. UltraTech Cement Limited was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Mumbai, India. The company operates as a subsidiary of Grasim Industries Limited.