Quaterra Resources (OTCMKTS:QTRRF) & Dakota Gold (NYSE:DC) Head-To-Head Review

Quaterra Resources (OTCMKTS:QTRRF) and Dakota Gold (NYSE:DC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and risk.

Risk and Volatility

Quaterra Resources has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dakota Gold has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

37.4% of Dakota Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.4% of Dakota Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Quaterra Resources and Dakota Gold, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quaterra Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00
Dakota Gold	0	0	1	0	3.00

Dakota Gold has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 80.41%. Given Dakota Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dakota Gold is more favorable than Quaterra Resources.

Profitability

This table compares Quaterra Resources and Dakota Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quaterra Resources	N/A	-6.27%	-6.15%
Dakota Gold	N/A	-37.64%	-35.60%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Quaterra Resources and Dakota Gold”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quaterra Resources	N/A	N/A	-$980,000.00	N/A	N/A
Dakota Gold	N/A	N/A	-$36.45 million	($0.25)	-23.28

Summary

Dakota Gold beats Quaterra Resources on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Quaterra Resources

Quaterra Resources, Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. It holds interest in the Groundhog and Quaterra’s Yerington Copper projects. The company was founded on May 11, 1993 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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.