Aris Mining (ARMN) Competitors

Aris Mining (NYSE:ARMN) and First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation and community ranking.

Which has more volatility & risk, ARMN or AG?

Aris Mining has a beta of -0.2, meaning that its share price is 120% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Majestic Silver has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, ARMN or AG?

Aris Mining has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Majestic Silver. Aris Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Majestic Silver, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aris Mining	$484.51M	1.22	$11.42M	-$0.02	-173.00
First Majestic Silver	$527.97M	3.12	-$135.11M	-$0.27	-20.22

Does the media favor ARMN or AG?

In the previous week, Aris Mining had 3 more articles in the media than First Majestic Silver. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Aris Mining and 0 mentions for First Majestic Silver. Aris Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat First Majestic Silver's score of 0.85 indicating that Aris Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Aris Mining	Positive
First Majestic Silver	Positive

Do analysts rate ARMN or AG?

First Majestic Silver has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 37.36%. Given First Majestic Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Majestic Silver is more favorable than Aris Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aris Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
First Majestic Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ARMN or AG?

35.8% of Aris Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.2% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ARMN or AG?

First Majestic Silver received 438 more outperform votes than Aris Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.78% of users gave First Majestic Silver an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Aris Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aris Mining	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 3 100.00%
First Majestic Silver	Outperform Votes 438 61.78%	Underperform Votes 271 38.22%

Is ARMN or AG more profitable?

Aris Mining has a net margin of -0.66% compared to First Majestic Silver's net margin of -14.89%. Aris Mining's return on equity of 4.97% beat First Majestic Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aris Mining	-0.66%	4.97%	2.70%
First Majestic Silver	-14.89%	-4.19%	-2.89%

Summary

First Majestic Silver beats Aris Mining on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.