Aris Mining (ARMN) versus Its Competitors Critical Analysis

Aris Mining (NYSE:ARMN) is one of 96 public companies in the “Gold & silver ores” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Aris Mining to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aris Mining	$447.67 million	$11.42 million	206.00
Aris Mining Competitors	$1.70 billion	-$77.13 million	5.46

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

Profitability

This table compares Aris Mining and its competitors’ 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	-45.05%	-1.53%	1.19%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

35.8% of Aris Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.3% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Aris Mining and its competitors, 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	883	3346	4070	101	2.40

As a group, “Gold & silver ores” companies have a potential upside of 229.63%. Given Aris Mining’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aris Mining has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

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

Aris Mining Company Profile

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.