Dakota Gold (DC) Competitors $2.96 -0.07 (-2.31%) As of 03:53 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends DC vs. MTAL, NEXA, TMC, LAC, EU, LZM, LAAC, LAR, CRML, and ASMShould you be buying Dakota Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dakota Gold include Metals Acquisition (MTAL), Nexa Resources (NEXA), TMC the metals (TMC), Lithium Americas (LAC), enCore Energy (EU), Lifezone Metals (LZM), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), Lithium Argentina (LAR), Critical Metals (CRML), and Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Dakota Gold vs. Metals Acquisition Nexa Resources TMC the metals Lithium Americas enCore Energy Lifezone Metals Lithium Americas (Argentina) Lithium Argentina Critical Metals Avino Silver & Gold Mines Metals Acquisition (NYSE:MTAL) and Dakota Gold (NYSE:DC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability. Is MTAL or DC more profitable? Metals Acquisition's return on equity of 0.00% beat Dakota Gold's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Metals AcquisitionN/A N/A N/A Dakota Gold N/A -37.64%-35.60% Does the media prefer MTAL or DC? In the previous week, Metals Acquisition had 12 more articles in the media than Dakota Gold. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Metals Acquisition and 0 mentions for Dakota Gold. Metals Acquisition's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Dakota Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that Metals Acquisition is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Metals Acquisition Positive Dakota Gold Neutral Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MTAL or DC? Dakota Gold has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Metals Acquisition. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMetals Acquisition$340.74M2.16-$144.55MN/AN/ADakota GoldN/AN/A-$36.45M-$0.41-7.22 Do insiders and institutionals believe in MTAL or DC? 87.5% of Metals Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.4% of Dakota Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Metals Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.0% of Dakota Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate MTAL or DC? Metals Acquisition presently has a consensus target price of $14.75, suggesting a potential upside of 48.30%. Dakota Gold has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 153.38%. Given Dakota Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dakota Gold is more favorable than Metals Acquisition.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Metals Acquisition 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Dakota Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk and volatility, MTAL or DC? Metals Acquisition has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dakota Gold has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MTAL or DC? Metals Acquisition received 5 more outperform votes than Dakota Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Dakota Gold an outperform vote while only 75.00% of users gave Metals Acquisition an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMetals AcquisitionOutperform Votes975.00% Underperform Votes325.00% Dakota GoldOutperform Votes4100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes SummaryMetals Acquisition beats Dakota Gold on 7 of the 13 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$280.46M$6.84B$3.08B$20.00BDividend YieldN/A4.02%5.16%3.89%P/E Ratio-7.249.38101.2634.43Price / SalesN/A60.4824,351,377,058,471,500.0030.80Price / CashN/A21.4824.3617.60Price / Book2.493.354.824.73Net Income-$36.45M$605.28M$153.88M$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.82%-5.55%-1.83%-1.99%1 Month Performance28.70%-2.68%0.06%-2.66%1 Year Performance38.32%17.77%28.30%8.55% Dakota Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DCDakota Gold1.3938 of 5 stars$2.96-2.3%$7.50+153.4%+41.6%$280.46MN/A-7.2420Gap UpMTALMetals Acquisition3.5414 of 5 stars$10.72-0.2%$14.75+37.5%-18.4%$794.33M$159M0.002,021NEXANexa Resources3.479 of 5 stars$5.32-2.0%$7.16+34.6%-23.4%$704.58M$2.66B-3.455,771Short Interest ↓TMCTMC the metals2.9326 of 5 stars$1.97+0.5%$3.88+96.7%+25.7%$638.79MN/A-6.3530Gap UpLACLithium Americas1.6325 of 5 stars$2.88-2.9%$5.51+91.7%-53.4%$634.46MN/A-23.96749EUenCore Energy2.5081 of 5 stars$2.55-3.4%$6.50+154.9%-36.8%$474.73MN/A-9.11N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownLZMLifezone Metals1.2189 of 5 stars$5.31-1.7%$12.50+135.5%-5.6%$415.38M$1.02M0.0084LAACLithium Americas (Argentina)2.6598 of 5 stars$2.46-5.0%$7.19+192.2%-55.9%$398.35MN/A0.3260LARLithium ArgentinaN/A$2.40-2.4%N/AN/A$388.63MN/A0.31850CRMLCritical MetalsN/A$2.60-2.6%N/A-80.9%$210.58MN/A0.004Short Interest ↑Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines2.2431 of 5 stars$1.39+2.6%$1.97+42.0%+157.0%$206.61M$43.89M68.7834 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Metals Acquisition Alternatives Nexa Resources Alternatives TMC the metals Alternatives Lithium Americas Alternatives enCore Energy Alternatives Lifezone Metals Alternatives Lithium Americas (Argentina) Alternatives Lithium Argentina Alternatives Critical Metals Alternatives Avino Silver & Gold Mines Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:DC) was last updated on 3/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDOGE Social Security bombshell?Elon Musk just dropped another bombshell... 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