Dakota Gold (DC) Competitors $4.08 +0.07 (+1.75%) Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.06 -0.02 (-0.49%) As of 08/8/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DC vs. AESI, ERO, IPX, MTAL, NEXA, SGML, LAC, EU, ASM, and LAACShould you be buying Dakota Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dakota Gold include Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), Ero Copper (ERO), IperionX (IPX), MAC Copper (MTAL), Nexa Resources (NEXA), Sigma Lithium (SGML), Lithium Americas (LAC), enCore Energy (EU), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Dakota Gold vs. Its Competitors Atlas Energy Solutions Ero Copper IperionX MAC Copper Nexa Resources Sigma Lithium Lithium Americas enCore Energy Avino Silver & Gold Mines Lithium Americas (Argentina) Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESI) and Dakota Gold (NYSE:DC) are both small-cap non-metallic and industrial metal mining companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk. Does the media prefer AESI or DC? In the previous week, Atlas Energy Solutions had 19 more articles in the media than Dakota Gold. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Atlas Energy Solutions and 2 mentions for Dakota Gold. Dakota Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Atlas Energy Solutions' score of 0.94 indicating that Dakota Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Atlas Energy Solutions 9 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Dakota Gold 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, AESI or DC? Atlas Energy Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Dakota Gold. Dakota Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlas Energy Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAtlas Energy Solutions$1.06B1.37$59.94M$0.1483.79Dakota GoldN/AN/A-$36.45M-$0.31-13.16 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AESI or DC? 34.6% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.4% of Dakota Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of Dakota Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, AESI or DC? Atlas Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dakota Gold has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend AESI or DC? Atlas Energy Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $19.11, suggesting a potential upside of 62.93%. Dakota Gold has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 157.35%. Given Dakota Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dakota Gold is more favorable than Atlas Energy Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Atlas Energy Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36Dakota Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is AESI or DC more profitable? Atlas Energy Solutions has a net margin of 1.20% compared to Dakota Gold's net margin of 0.00%. Atlas Energy Solutions' return on equity of 3.11% beat Dakota Gold's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Atlas Energy Solutions1.20% 3.11% 1.71% Dakota Gold N/A -37.64%-35.60% SummaryAtlas Energy Solutions beats Dakota Gold on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Dakota Gold News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDakota GoldMetal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$458.07M$2.47B$3.30B$20.70BDividend YieldN/A3.41%5.18%3.67%P/E Ratio-9.9517.51109.8328.45Price / SalesN/A170.1331,322,622,491,743,400.0056.07Price / CashN/A11.0723.9623.21Price / Book3.431.656.014.33Net Income-$36.45M$240.66M$148.72M$996.14M7 Day Performance13.02%5.20%3.81%1.98%1 Month Performance1.49%7.37%4.06%-0.83%1 Year Performance102.99%50.91%37.16%14.36% Dakota Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DCDakota Gold2.7617 of 5 stars$4.08+1.7%$10.50+157.4%+114.7%$458.07MN/A-9.9520Positive NewsAESIAtlas Energy Solutions3.3822 of 5 stars$12.40-0.9%$19.11+54.1%-41.3%$1.55B$1.06B40.001,143Dividend AnnouncementEROEro Copper4.3139 of 5 stars$13.80+2.9%$23.50+70.3%-24.8%$1.39B$470.26M10.073,374Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastIPXIperionX0.8121 of 5 stars$40.05+6.0%$28.00-30.1%+180.8%$1.21BN/A0.00N/AMTALMAC Copper2.0577 of 5 stars$12.07+0.1%$12.63+4.6%+9.0%$994.21M$340.74M0.002,021News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeNEXANexa Resources2.1048 of 5 stars$4.77+2.1%$5.90+23.7%-22.7%$618.49M$2.77B-7.015,253Analyst ForecastSGMLSigma Lithium2.7824 of 5 stars$5.08flat$18.00+254.3%-42.7%$565.31M$155.92M-13.73250Upcoming EarningsGap DownLACLithium Americas1.8004 of 5 stars$2.66+4.1%$3.88+46.0%+22.4%$558.21MN/A-16.59749Upcoming EarningsEUenCore Energy1.4275 of 5 stars$2.68+5.5%$3.38+25.9%-16.8%$475.13M$58.33M-7.24N/AASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.1614 of 5 stars$3.37+4.3%$2.58-23.6%+333.0%$471.20M$72.62M168.5834Short Interest ↑LAACLithium Americas (Argentina)3.4496 of 5 stars$2.62-1.1%$4.25+62.2%+7.6%$424.26MN/A0.34850Upcoming EarningsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Atlas Energy Solutions Alternatives Ero Copper Alternatives IperionX Alternatives MAC Copper Alternatives Nexa Resources Alternatives Sigma Lithium Alternatives Lithium Americas Alternatives enCore Energy Alternatives Avino Silver & Gold Mines Alternatives Lithium Americas (Argentina) Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DC) was last updated on 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour blueprint for crypto wealthMark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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