Critical Comparison: Aris Mining (NYSE:ARMN) and Elemental Royalty (NASDAQ:ELE)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Elemental Royalty and Aris Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elemental Royalty	0	1	0	0	2.00
Aris Mining	0	0	3	1	3.25

Aris Mining has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential downside of 11.74%. Given Aris Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Aris Mining is more favorable than Elemental Royalty.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Elemental Royalty and Aris Mining”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Elemental Royalty	$33.12 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aris Mining	$770.18 million	5.14	$11.42 million	$0.15	128.41

Aris Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Elemental Royalty.

Profitability

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

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

Summary

Aris Mining beats Elemental Royalty on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Elemental Royalty

Elemental Royalty Corporation engages in the acquisition and generation of precious metal royalties. The company holds royalties in gold, silver, and copper projects. It operates in North America; South America; Australia; Africa; and internationally. The company was formerly known as Elemental Altus Royalties Corp. and changed its name to Elemental Royalty Corporation in November 2025. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, 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.