BUZZ-Amrize falls after Truist downgrades to 'hold', cuts PT
Amrize Ltd AMRZ | 0.00 |
** Shares of U.S.-listed Swiss building materials company Amrize AMRZ.N slipped more than 2% to $53 premarket
** Truist cuts rating to "hold" from "buy"; slashes price target to $48 from $65
** New PT implies an 11.1% downside from the stock's last close
** Brokerage says the company's earnings outlook is pressured by roofing margin erosion, weak cement pricing and rising competition
** Adds repeated roofing price hikes to offset input-cost inflation may take time to fully pass through to customers, likely keeping pressure on AMRZ's margins for the remaining year
** 13 of 20 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 7 "hold"; their median PT is $65 - data compiled by LSEG
** YTD, stock had risen 0.7%
