Critical Comparison: Aris Mining (ARMN) and Its Rivals

Aris Mining (NYSE:ARMN) is one of 97 publicly-traded companies in the “Gold & silver ores” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Aris Mining to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Aris Mining and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aris Mining	0	0	0	0	N/A
Aris Mining Competitors	858	3325	4086	103	2.41

As a group, “Gold & silver ores” companies have a potential upside of 235.47%. Given Aris Mining’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aris Mining has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

35.8% of Aris Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.6% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Aris Mining and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aris Mining	2.09%	8.73%	4.05%
Aris Mining Competitors	-48.26%	-2.13%	0.81%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Aris Mining and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aris Mining	$447.67 million	$11.42 million	197.50
Aris Mining Competitors	$2.58 billion	-$77.40 million	4.78

Aris Mining’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Aris Mining. Aris Mining is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Aris Mining beats its rivals on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

About Aris Mining

Aris Mining Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and operation of gold properties in Canada, Colombia, and Guyana. It also explores for silver and copper deposits. The company was formerly known as GCM Mining Corp. and changed its name to Aris Mining Corporation in September 2022. Aris Mining Corporation is based in Vancouver, Canada.