Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) and Aris Mining (NYSE:ARIS) Financial Analysis

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aris Mining	22.43%	22.82%	13.55%
Century Aluminum	22.63%	33.83%	15.14%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Aris Mining and Century Aluminum”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aris Mining	$927.66 million	3.86	$78.35 million	$1.38	12.57
Century Aluminum	$2.53 billion	1.44	$41.80 million	$5.79	6.35

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

Risk and Volatility

Aris Mining has a beta of 0.04, meaning that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.07, meaning that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

39.7% of Aris Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.8% of Aris Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Aris Mining and Century Aluminum, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aris Mining	0	1	3	0	2.75
Century Aluminum	1	1	4	0	2.50

Century Aluminum has a consensus target price of $70.75, suggesting a potential upside of 92.46%. Given Century Aluminum’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Century Aluminum is more favorable than Aris Mining.

Summary

Century Aluminum beats Aris Mining on 9 of the 14 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 Century Aluminum

Century Aluminum Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production of standard-grade and value-added primary aluminum products in the United States and Iceland. It also owns and operates an alumina production facility in Iceland, and a carbon anode production facility in the Netherlands. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.