Dakota Gold (DC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.94 to $4.04
• 50-Day Range: $3.60 to $4.36
• 52-Week Range: $2.05 to $4.47
• Volume: 411,994 shs
• Average Volume: 569,411 shs
• Market Capitalization: $444.88 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $10.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Dakota Gold Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dakota Gold scored higher than 52% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 231st out of 366 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Dakota Gold has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dakota Gold has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dakota Gold is -9.70, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dakota Gold is -9.70, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Dakota Gold has a P/B Ratio of 3.34. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.81% of the float of Dakota Gold has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dakota Gold has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dakota Gold has recently decreased by 0.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Dakota Gold does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Dakota Gold does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.81% of the float of Dakota Gold has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dakota Gold has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dakota Gold has recently decreased by 0.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.37

News Sentiment

Dakota Gold has a news sentiment score of 1.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Dakota Gold this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for DC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -38% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Dakota Gold to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Dakota Gold insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

17.40% of the stock of Dakota Gold is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 37.41% of the stock of Dakota Gold is held by institutions.

DC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DC shares performed this year?

Dakota Gold's stock was trading at $2.20 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, DC shares have increased by 80.7% and is now trading at $3.9750.

Who are Dakota Gold's major shareholders?

Dakota Gold's top institutional investors include Franklin Resources Inc. (2.24%), Euro Pacific Asset Management LLC (2.33%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.65%) and Trek Financial LLC (1.20%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert Quartermain, Jonathan T Awde, Gerald Michael Aberle, Stephen T O'rourke, James Mccoy Berry and Patrick Shay Malone.
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How do I buy shares of Dakota Gold?

Shares of DC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Dakota Gold own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Dakota Gold investors own include Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

• Today: 8/18/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Metal mining
• Sub-Industry: Non-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DC
• CIK: 1852353
• Web: www.dakotagoldcorp.com
• Phone: 605-717-2540
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 20
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Dakota Gold: $10.50
• High Price Target: $12.00
• Low Price Target: $9.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +163.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.27)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$36.45 million
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -37.64%
• Return on Assets: -35.60%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.17
• Quick Ratio: 2.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $1.19 per share
• Price / Book: 3.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 112,344,000
• Free Float: 69,859,000
• Market Cap: $448.25 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.12