Critical Contrast: Dakota Gold (DC) & The Competition

Dakota Gold (NYSE:DC) is one of 104 public companies in the “Metal mining” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Dakota Gold to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk 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	-85.21%	-4.69%	-4.33%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Dakota Gold and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dakota Gold	N/A	-$36.45 million	-5.47
Dakota Gold Competitors	$7.14 billion	$1.04 billion	7.97

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.

Risk & Volatility

Dakota Gold has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dakota Gold’s competitors have a beta of 1.12, indicating that their average stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

37.4% of Dakota Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of shares of all “Metal mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 26.0% of Dakota Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.0% of shares of all “Metal mining” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations 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	1132	2482	3052	108	2.32

As a group, “Metal mining” companies have a potential upside of 36.37%. Given Dakota Gold’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dakota Gold has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

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.