Analyzing Dakota Gold (DC) and The Competition

Dakota Gold (NYSE:DC) is one of 103 publicly-traded companies in the “Metal mining” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Dakota Gold to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Dakota Gold and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dakota Gold	0	0	0	0	N/A
Dakota Gold Competitors	1131	2480	3046	108	2.32

As a group, “Metal mining” companies have a potential upside of 42.15%. Given Dakota Gold’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dakota Gold has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

37.4% of Dakota Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.7% of shares of all “Metal mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 26.0% of Dakota Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.4% of shares of all “Metal mining” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Dakota Gold has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dakota Gold’s rivals have a beta of 1.06, meaning that their average stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Dakota Gold and its rivals’ 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	-143.52%	-4.72%	-4.38%

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dakota Gold	N/A	-$36.45 million	-5.04
Dakota Gold Competitors	$7.30 billion	$1.06 billion	6.77

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

Summary

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

Dakota Gold Company Profile

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.