Head-To-Head Comparison: Aris Mining (NYSE:ARIS) vs. OR Royalties (NYSE:OR)

OR Royalties (NYSE:OR) and Aris Mining (NYSE:ARIS) are both mid-cap materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for OR Royalties and Aris Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OR Royalties	0	5	3	1	2.56
Aris Mining	1	0	3	0	2.50

OR Royalties currently has a consensus price target of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.43%. Given OR Royalties’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe OR Royalties is more favorable than Aris Mining.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares OR Royalties 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
OR Royalties	$277.37 million	24.07	$206.09 million	$1.50	23.89
Aris Mining	$927.66 million	4.22	$78.35 million	$1.38	13.74

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OR Royalties	78.04%	16.41%	14.51%
Aris Mining	22.43%	22.82%	13.55%

Volatility & Risk

OR Royalties has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aris Mining has a beta of -0.06, indicating that its stock price is 106% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

68.5% of OR Royalties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.7% of Aris Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of OR Royalties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 37.8% of Aris Mining shares are held by 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

OR Royalties beats Aris Mining on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About OR Royalties

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd acquires and manages precious metal and other royalties, streams, and other interests in Canada and internationally. It also owns options on offtake; royalty/stream financings; and exclusive rights to participate in future royalty/stream financings on various projects. The company’s primary asset is a 3-5% net smelter return royalty on the Canadian Malartic complex located in Canada. In addition, it is involved in the exploration, evaluation, and development of mining projects. It primarily explores for precious metals, including gold, silver, diamond, and others. Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Montreal, 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.