Head to Head Comparison: Dakota Gold (DC) and Its Rivals

Dakota Gold (NYSE:DC) is one of 99 publicly-traded companies in the “Metal mining” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Dakota Gold to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Dakota Gold and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dakota Gold	N/A	-37.78%	-36.42%
Dakota Gold Competitors	-100.26%	-6.81%	-5.83%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Dakota Gold and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dakota Gold	0	0	0	0	N/A
Dakota Gold Competitors	1042	2131	2582	95	2.30

As a group, “Metal mining” companies have a potential upside of 39.65%. Given Dakota Gold’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dakota Gold has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

37.4% of Dakota Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.7% of shares of all “Metal mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 26.0% of Dakota Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of shares of all “Metal mining” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Dakota Gold has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dakota Gold’s competitors have a beta of 1.01, suggesting that their average share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Dakota Gold and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dakota Gold	N/A	-$36.45 million	-5.21
Dakota Gold Competitors	$7.62 billion	$1.15 billion	8.37

Dakota Gold’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Dakota Gold. Dakota Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Dakota Gold competitors beat Dakota Gold on 6 of the 10 factors compared.

About Dakota Gold

Dakota Gold Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in the United States. It primarily explores for gold deposits. The company holds 100% interest in the Blind Gold, City Creek, Tinton, West Corridor, Ragged Top, Poorman Anticline, Maitland, South Lead/ Whistler Gulch, the Barrick Option, Richmond Hill and Homestake Paleoplacer Properties located in Homestake Mining District, South Dakota. Dakota Gold Corp. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Lead, South Dakota.