Reviewing Dakota Gold (DC) & Its Rivals

Dakota Gold (NYSE:DC) is one of 102 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 dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Volatility & Risk

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

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 & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dakota Gold	N/A	-$36.45 million	-5.36
Dakota Gold Competitors	$7.14 billion	$1.04 billion	8.03

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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

37.4% of Dakota Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.2% of shares of all “Metal mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 26.0% of Dakota Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of shares of all “Metal mining” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices 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	1131	2461	2998	108	2.31

As a group, “Metal mining” companies have a potential upside of 38.51%. Given Dakota Gold’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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.

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.