Critical Contrast: Aris Mining (NYSE:ARMN) and Alamos Gold (NYSE:AGI)

Alamos Gold (NYSE:AGI) and Aris Mining (NYSE:ARMN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alamos Gold	17.73%	8.52%	6.26%
Aris Mining	2.46%	6.00%	3.06%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Alamos Gold and Aris Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alamos Gold	0	1	4	0	2.80
Aris Mining	0	0	0	0	N/A

Alamos Gold presently has a consensus target price of $22.06, indicating a potential upside of 21.89%. Given Alamos Gold’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Alamos Gold is more favorable than Aris Mining.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Alamos Gold and Aris Mining’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alamos Gold	$1.12 billion	6.45	$210.00 million	$0.52	34.81
Aris Mining	$466.26 million	1.52	$11.42 million	$0.05	84.00

Alamos Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Aris Mining. Alamos Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aris Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

64.3% of Alamos Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of Aris Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Alamos Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Alamos Gold beats Aris Mining on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alamos Gold

Alamos Gold Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and extraction of precious metals in Canada and Mexico. The company primarily explores for gold deposits. It holds 100% interest in the Young-Davidson mine and Island Gold mine located in the Ontario, Canada; Mulatos mine located in the Sonora, Mexico; and Lynn Lake project situated in the Manitoba, Canada. The company also holds interest in the Quartz Mountain project located in the Oregon United states. Alamos Gold Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

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.