Northern Dynasty Minerals (NASDAQ:NAK) and Aris Mining (NYSE:ARMN) Head to Head Survey

Aris Mining (NYSE:ARMN) and Northern Dynasty Minerals (NASDAQ:NAK) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

Aris Mining has a beta of -0.55, indicating that its share price is 155% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Dynasty Minerals has a beta of 0.08, indicating that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Aris Mining and Northern Dynasty Minerals”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aris Mining	$770.18 million	5.36	$11.42 million	$0.15	133.80
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.12)	-18.33

Aris Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Northern Dynasty Minerals. Northern Dynasty 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Aris Mining and Northern Dynasty Minerals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aris Mining	0	0	3	1	3.25
Northern Dynasty Minerals	0	0	1	0	3.00

Aris Mining presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential downside of 15.30%. Northern Dynasty Minerals has a consensus price target of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.64%. Given Northern Dynasty Minerals’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Northern Dynasty Minerals is more favorable than Aris Mining.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

35.8% of Aris Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.6% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Aris Mining and Northern Dynasty Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aris Mining	-0.66%	4.97%	2.70%
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Aris Mining beats Northern Dynasty Minerals on 8 of the 13 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.

About Northern Dynasty Minerals

Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. engages in the exploration of mineral properties in the United States. Its principal mineral property is the Pebble Copper-Gold-Molybdenum-Silver-Rhenium project comprising 1,840 mineral claims that covers an area of approximately 274 square miles located in southwest Alaska, 17 miles from the villages of Iliamna and Newhalen, and approximately 200 miles southwest of the city of Anchorage. The company was formerly known as Northern Dynasty Explorations Ltd. and changed its name to Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. in October 1997. Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.