Critical Analysis: Dakota Gold (DC) & Its Rivals

Dakota Gold (NYSE:DC) is one of 103 publicly-traded companies in the “Metal mining” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Dakota Gold to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation 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	-143.52%	-4.72%	-4.38%

Earnings & Valuation

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Dakota Gold and its competitors, as reported 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	2480	3046	108	2.32

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

Volatility & Risk

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

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.