Reviewing Alamos Gold (NYSE:AGI) & Dakota Territory Resource (OTCMKTS:DTRC)

Dakota Territory Resource (OTCMKTS:DTRC) and Alamos Gold (NYSE:AGI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Dakota Territory Resource and Alamos Gold, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dakota Territory Resource	0	0	0	0	0.00
Alamos Gold	0	1	10	3	3.14

Alamos Gold has a consensus target price of $43.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.51%. Given Alamos Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alamos Gold is more favorable than Dakota Territory Resource.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Dakota Territory Resource and Alamos Gold”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dakota Territory Resource	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alamos Gold	$1.61 billion	10.73	$284.30 million	$1.28	32.15

Alamos Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Dakota Territory Resource.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

64.3% of Alamos Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.3% of Dakota Territory Resource shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Alamos Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Dakota Territory Resource and Alamos Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dakota Territory Resource	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alamos Gold	33.46%	12.36%	8.33%

Summary

Alamos Gold beats Dakota Territory Resource on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dakota Territory Resource

Dakota Territory Resource Corp., an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of gold properties in the United States. It holds 100% interests in eight mineral properties, including the Blind Gold, City Creek, Tinton, West Corridor, Ragged Top, Poorman Anticline, Maitland, and Homestake Paleoplacer properties covering an area of approximately 19,500 acres located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The company was formerly known as Mustang Geothermal Corp and changed its name to Dakota Territory Resource Corp. in September 2012. Dakota Territory Resource Corp. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Lead, South Dakota.

About Alamos Gold

Alamos Gold Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and extraction of precious metals in Canada and Mexico. The company primarily explores for gold deposits. It holds 100% interest in the Young-Davidson mine and Island Gold mine located in the Ontario, Canada; Mulatos mine located in the Sonora, Mexico; and Lynn Lake project situated in the Manitoba, Canada. The company also holds interest in the Quartz Mountain project located in the Oregon United states. Alamos Gold Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Toronto, Canada.