Aris Mining (ARMN) Competitors

Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW) and Aris Mining (NYSE:ARMN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SBSW or ARMN?

34.9% of Sibanye Stillwater shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of Aris Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Sibanye Stillwater shares are held by company 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.

Does the media prefer SBSW or ARMN?

In the previous week, Sibanye Stillwater had 5 more articles in the media than Aris Mining. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Sibanye Stillwater and 2 mentions for Aris Mining. Sibanye Stillwater's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Aris Mining's score of 0.15 indicating that Sibanye Stillwater is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sibanye Stillwater	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aris Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SBSW or ARMN?

Aris Mining has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sibanye Stillwater.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sibanye Stillwater	$6.17B	0.40	-$2.05B	N/A	N/A
Aris Mining	$484.51M	1.34	$11.42M	-$0.02	-190.50

Is SBSW or ARMN more profitable?

Sibanye Stillwater has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Aris Mining's net margin of -0.66%. Aris Mining's return on equity of 4.97% beat Sibanye Stillwater's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sibanye Stillwater	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aris Mining	-0.66%	4.97%	2.70%

Do analysts prefer SBSW or ARMN?

Sibanye Stillwater currently has a consensus price target of $4.79, indicating a potential upside of 36.20%. Given Sibanye Stillwater's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Sibanye Stillwater is more favorable than Aris Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sibanye Stillwater	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86
Aris Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, SBSW or ARMN?

Sibanye Stillwater has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aris Mining has a beta of 0.16, meaning that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SBSW or ARMN?

Sibanye Stillwater received 33 more outperform votes than Aris Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 46.48% of users gave Sibanye Stillwater an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Aris Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sibanye Stillwater	Outperform Votes 33 46.48%	Underperform Votes 38 53.52%
Aris Mining	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 3 100.00%

Summary

Sibanye Stillwater beats Aris Mining on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.