Namib Minerals (NASDAQ:NAMM – Get Free Report) and Aris Mining (NYSE:ARMN – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
59.5% of Namib Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of Aris Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 30.5% of Namib Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Namib Minerals and Aris Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Namib Minerals | N/A | N/A | -56.66% |
| Aris Mining | -0.66% | 4.97% | 2.70% |
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Namib Minerals | $80.35 million | 0.70 | -$20.75 million | ($1.27) | -0.83 |
| Aris Mining | $770.18 million | 4.36 | $11.42 million | $0.15 | 109.47 |
Aris Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Namib Minerals. Namib Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aris Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Namib Minerals has a beta of -0.14, suggesting that its share price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aris Mining has a beta of -0.51, suggesting that its share price is 151% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Namib Minerals and Aris Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Namib Minerals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Aris Mining | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.25 |
Aris Mining has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.53%. Given Aris Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aris Mining is more favorable than Namib Minerals.
Summary
Aris Mining beats Namib Minerals on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Namib Minerals
Namib Minerals is a gold producer, developer and explorer with operations focused principally in Zimbabwe. Namib Minerals, formerly known as Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI, is based in New York.
About Aris Mining
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.
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