Contrasting Aris Mining (NYSE:ARMN) and Santacruz Silver Mining (OTCMKTS:SCZMF)

Santacruz Silver Mining (OTCMKTS:SCZMF) and Aris Mining (NYSE:ARMN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

35.8% of Aris Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Santacruz Silver Mining and Aris Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Santacruz Silver Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00
Aris Mining	0	1	3	0	2.75

Aris Mining has a consensus target price of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.29%. Given Aris Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aris Mining is more favorable than Santacruz Silver Mining.

Profitability

This table compares Santacruz Silver Mining and Aris Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Santacruz Silver Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aris Mining	-0.66%	4.97%	2.70%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Santacruz Silver Mining and Aris Mining”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Santacruz Silver Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aris Mining	$770.18 million	4.33	$11.42 million	$0.15	108.67

Aris Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Santacruz Silver Mining.

Summary

Aris Mining beats Santacruz Silver Mining on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.