Aris Mining (ARMN) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, IAG or ARMN?

IAMGOLD has higher revenue and earnings than Aris Mining. IAMGOLD is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aris Mining, 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
IAMGOLD	$1.25B	2.50	$94.30M	$0.28	19.57
Aris Mining	$466.26M	1.79	$11.42M	$0.05	98.40

Does the media refer more to IAG or ARMN?

In the previous week, IAMGOLD had 3 more articles in the media than Aris Mining. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for IAMGOLD and 5 mentions for Aris Mining. IAMGOLD's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Aris Mining's score of 0.91 indicating that IAMGOLD is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IAMGOLD	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aris Mining	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate IAG or ARMN?

IAMGOLD currently has a consensus price target of $4.73, suggesting a potential downside of 13.78%. Given IAMGOLD's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe IAMGOLD is more favorable than Aris Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IAMGOLD	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Aris Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders believe in IAG or ARMN?

47.1% of IAMGOLD shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of Aris Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of IAMGOLD shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is IAG or ARMN more profitable?

IAMGOLD has a net margin of 10.36% compared to Aris Mining's net margin of 2.46%. IAMGOLD's return on equity of 6.70% beat Aris Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IAMGOLD	10.36%	6.70%	3.43%
Aris Mining	2.46%	6.00%	3.06%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IAG or ARMN?

IAMGOLD received 615 more outperform votes than Aris Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.61% of users gave IAMGOLD an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Aris Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IAMGOLD	Outperform Votes 615 55.61%	Underperform Votes 491 44.39%
Aris Mining	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 3 100.00%

Summary

IAMGOLD beats Aris Mining on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.