Analyzing Hycroft Mining (NASDAQ:HYMC) & Aris Mining (NYSE:ARMN)

Risk & Volatility

Aris Mining has a beta of -0.31, meaning that its stock price is 131% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hycroft Mining has a beta of 2.21, meaning that its stock price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

35.8% of Aris Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.4% of Hycroft Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Hycroft Mining shares are held by insiders. 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.

Profitability

This table compares Aris Mining and Hycroft Mining’s 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%
Hycroft Mining	N/A	-1,270.82%	-36.23%

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aris Mining	$560.51 million	2.18	$11.42 million	$0.06	112.33
Hycroft Mining	$33.23 million	2.56	-$55.02 million	($2.13)	-1.60

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

Summary

Aris Mining beats Hycroft Mining on 6 of the 11 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 Hycroft Mining

Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a gold and silver development company in the United States. The company holds interests in the Hycroft mine that consists of 30 private parcels with patented claims comprising approximately 1,787 acres, and 3,247 unpatented mining claims that encompass approximately 62,298 acres located in the state of Nevada. Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation is based in Winnemucca, Nevada.