Dakota Gold (DC) Competitors $4.90 +0.09 (+1.87%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.92 +0.01 (+0.31%) As of 07:57 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DC vs. IPX, ERO, AESI, MTAL, SGML, LAC, NEXA, ASM, CRML, and LAACShould you be buying Dakota Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dakota Gold include IperionX (IPX), Ero Copper (ERO), Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), MAC Copper (MTAL), Sigma Lithium (SGML), Lithium Americas (LAC), Nexa Resources (NEXA), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Critical Metals (CRML), and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Dakota Gold vs. Its Competitors IperionX Ero Copper Atlas Energy Solutions MAC Copper Sigma Lithium Lithium Americas Nexa Resources Avino Silver & Gold Mines Critical Metals Lithium Americas (Argentina) IperionX (NASDAQ:IPX) and Dakota Gold (NYSE:DC) are both small-cap non-metallic and industrial metal mining companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends. Does the media prefer IPX or DC? In the previous week, Dakota Gold had 1 more articles in the media than IperionX. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Dakota Gold and 6 mentions for IperionX. Dakota Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat IperionX's score of 0.31 indicating that Dakota Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IperionX 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Dakota Gold 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is IPX or DC more profitable? IperionX's return on equity of 0.00% beat Dakota Gold's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IperionXN/A N/A N/A Dakota Gold N/A -37.64%-35.60% Do insiders and institutionals believe in IPX or DC? 2.8% of IperionX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.4% of Dakota Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.4% of Dakota Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation & earnings, IPX or DC? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIperionXN/AN/A-$21.84MN/AN/ADakota GoldN/AN/A-$36.45M-$0.27-18.15 Which has more risk and volatility, IPX or DC? IperionX has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dakota Gold has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend IPX or DC? IperionX presently has a consensus target price of $46.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.08%. Dakota Gold has a consensus target price of $10.50, indicating a potential upside of 114.29%. Given Dakota Gold's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dakota Gold is more favorable than IperionX.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score IperionX 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Dakota Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryDakota Gold beats IperionX on 6 of the 10 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$550.49M$2.66B$3.63B$21.50BDividend YieldN/A3.18%5.05%3.48%P/E Ratio-11.9518.73158.1229.84Price / SalesN/A170.4816,434.9652.22Price / CashN/A17.0924.1818.13Price / Book4.121.966.664.65Net Income-$36.45M$219.35M$149.17M$999.94M7 Day Performance6.75%3.02%2.00%0.79%1 Month Performance22.81%8.78%10.54%4.54%1 Year Performance115.86%47.53%44.96%16.77% Dakota Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DCDakota Gold2.5372 of 5 stars$4.90+1.9%$10.50+114.3%+111.9%$550.49MN/A-11.9520Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeIPXIperionX0.915 of 5 stars$48.47-0.1%$46.00-5.1%+148.3%$1.62BN/A0.00N/AAnalyst RevisionEROEro Copper3.9018 of 5 stars$15.31+2.3%$19.00+24.1%-20.1%$1.55B$470.26M11.183,374Positive NewsAESIAtlas Energy Solutions3.9673 of 5 stars$10.72-0.7%$18.83+75.8%-47.7%$1.34B$1.06B76.541,143Positive NewsMTALMAC Copper1.7996 of 5 stars$12.18+0.1%$12.63+3.7%+8.6%$1.00B$340.74M0.002,021Positive NewsShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeSGMLSigma Lithium3.3809 of 5 stars$6.24-3.0%$12.00+92.3%-47.5%$715.74M$152.36M-14.18250Positive NewsGap UpLACLithium Americas1.8915 of 5 stars$2.97+2.6%$4.15+40.0%+19.7%$698.41MN/A-12.89749Gap UpNEXANexa Resources2.4003 of 5 stars$4.90+1.1%$5.70+16.4%-24.1%$641M$2.77B-7.205,253Positive NewsShort Interest ↓ASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.6325 of 5 stars$4.28+0.7%$3.10-27.6%+316.2%$636.93M$79.64M214.1134CRMLCritical MetalsN/A$6.17+6.2%N/A-17.8%$572.88MN/A0.004Short Interest ↑LAACLithium Americas (Argentina)N/A$3.53+6.0%N/A+18.9%$571.62MN/A0.45850 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IperionX Alternatives Ero Copper Alternatives Atlas Energy Solutions Alternatives MAC Copper Alternatives Sigma Lithium Alternatives Lithium Americas Alternatives Nexa Resources Alternatives Avino Silver & Gold Mines Alternatives Critical Metals 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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