Financial Analysis: Dakota Gold (NYSE:DC) & Public Joint Stock Company Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel (OTCMKTS:NILSY)

Public Joint Stock Company Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel (OTCMKTS:NILSY) and Dakota Gold (NYSE:DC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Public Joint Stock Company Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel and Dakota Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Public Joint Stock Company Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dakota Gold	N/A	-37.64%	-35.60%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Public Joint Stock Company Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel and Dakota Gold”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Public Joint Stock Company Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel	$17.85 billion	0.26	$6.51 billion	N/A	N/A
Dakota Gold	N/A	N/A	-$36.45 million	($0.31)	-9.40

Public Joint Stock Company Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel has higher revenue and earnings than Dakota Gold.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Public Joint Stock Company Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.4% of Dakota Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 17.4% of Dakota Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Public Joint Stock Company Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dakota Gold has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Public Joint Stock Company Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel and Dakota Gold, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Public Joint Stock Company Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel	0	0	0	0	0.00
Dakota Gold	0	0	1	0	3.00

Dakota Gold has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 157.29%. Given Dakota Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dakota Gold is more favorable than Public Joint Stock Company Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel.

Summary

Dakota Gold beats Public Joint Stock Company Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Public Joint Stock Company Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel

Public Joint Stock Company Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a metals and mining company in Europe, Asia, North and South America, Russia, and the CIS countries. The company operates through GMK Group, South Cluster, KGMK Group, NN Harjavalta, GRK Bystrinskoye, Other Mining, and Other Non-Metallurgical segments. It explores for, extracts, and refines ore and nonmetallic minerals; and sale of base and precious metals produced from ore. The company's products include nickel, palladium, copper, platinum, cobalt, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, silver, gold, selenium, tellurium, sulphur, sodium sulfate, and sodium chloride. It is also involved in property and equipment rental, gas extraction and transportation, electricity production and distribution, ore mining and processing, construction, mining and metallurgy repairs, spare parts production, geological works and construction, distribution, research, fuel supply, river shipping, and airport businesses, as well as acts as an air company. Public Joint Stock Company Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Moscow, Russia.

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.