Northern Dynasty Minerals (NASDAQ:NAK – Get Free Report) and Aris Mining (NYSE:ARMN – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
10.6% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of Aris Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are held by company insiders. 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 for Northern Dynasty Minerals and Aris Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Northern Dynasty Minerals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Aris Mining | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.25 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Northern Dynasty Minerals 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 | |
| Northern Dynasty Minerals | N/A | N/A | N/A | ($0.12) | -18.00 |
| Aris Mining | $770.18 million | 5.20 | $11.42 million | $0.15 | 129.93 |
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.
Profitability
This table compares Northern Dynasty Minerals and Aris Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Northern Dynasty Minerals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Aris Mining | -0.66% | 4.97% | 2.70% |
Risk and Volatility
Northern Dynasty Minerals has a beta of 0.08, meaning that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aris Mining has a beta of -0.55, meaning that its stock price is 155% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Aris Mining beats Northern Dynasty Minerals on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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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