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

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Aris Mining and Elemental Royalty, as reported by MarketBeat.

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

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

35.8% of Aris Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

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

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

Aris Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Elemental Royalty.

Profitability

This table compares Aris Mining and Elemental Royalty’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%
Elemental Royalty	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Aris Mining beats Elemental Royalty on 8 of the 9 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 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.