Aris Mining (ARMN) Competitors

Aris Mining (NYSE:ARMN) and B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

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

35.8% of Aris Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of B2Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of B2Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, ARMN or BTG?

Aris Mining has a beta of -0.34, indicating that its stock price is 134% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B2Gold has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ARMN or BTG?

B2Gold has a consensus price target of $4.31, indicating a potential upside of 2.07%. Given B2Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe B2Gold is more favorable than Aris Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aris Mining	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
B2Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media refer more to ARMN or BTG?

In the previous week, B2Gold had 7 more articles in the media than Aris Mining. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for B2Gold and 2 mentions for Aris Mining. Aris Mining's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat B2Gold's score of 0.92 indicating that Aris Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aris Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
B2Gold	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ARMN or BTG more profitable?

Aris Mining has a net margin of -0.66% compared to B2Gold's net margin of -33.12%. B2Gold's return on equity of 5.65% beat Aris Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aris Mining	-0.66%	4.97%	2.70%
B2Gold	-33.12%	5.65%	4.06%

Which has better valuation and earnings, ARMN or BTG?

Aris Mining has higher earnings, but lower revenue than B2Gold. Aris Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than B2Gold, 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	$646.78M	2.69	$11.42M	-$0.07	-122.93
B2Gold	$2.17B	2.57	$10.10M	-$0.35	-12.07

Summary

B2Gold beats Aris Mining on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.