Dakota Gold (DC) Competitors $2.94 -0.02 (-0.51%) As of 01:55 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock DC vs. TMC, SGML, MTAL, NEXA, LAC, ASM, LAR, LAAC, EU, and LZMShould you be buying Dakota Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dakota Gold include TMC the metals (TMC), Sigma Lithium (SGML), Metals Acquisition (MTAL), Nexa Resources (NEXA), Lithium Americas (LAC), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Lithium Argentina (LAR), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), enCore Energy (EU), and Lifezone Metals (LZM). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Dakota Gold vs. TMC the metals Sigma Lithium Metals Acquisition Nexa Resources Lithium Americas Avino Silver & Gold Mines Lithium Argentina Lithium Americas (Argentina) enCore Energy Lifezone Metals TMC the metals (NASDAQ:TMC) and Dakota Gold (NYSE:DC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Do analysts prefer TMC or DC? TMC the metals currently has a consensus price target of $5.08, indicating a potential upside of 15.79%. Dakota Gold has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating 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 TMC the metals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TMC the metals 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Dakota Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TMC or DC? 4.4% of TMC the metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.4% of Dakota Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 30.0% of TMC the metals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of Dakota Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is TMC or DC more profitable? Dakota Gold's return on equity of -37.64% beat TMC the metals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TMC the metalsN/A -624.70% -155.10% Dakota Gold N/A -37.64%-35.60% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TMC or DC? TMC the metals and Dakota Gold both received 4 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Dakota Gold an outperform vote while only 30.77% of users gave TMC the metals an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTMC the metalsOutperform Votes430.77% Underperform Votes969.23% Dakota GoldOutperform Votes4100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Which has more volatility and risk, TMC or DC? TMC the metals has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dakota Gold has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to TMC or DC? In the previous week, TMC the metals had 11 more articles in the media than Dakota Gold. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for TMC the metals and 4 mentions for Dakota Gold. TMC the metals' average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Dakota Gold's score of -0.15 indicating that TMC the metals is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TMC the metals 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Dakota Gold 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has higher valuation and earnings, TMC or DC? TMC the metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dakota Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTMC the metalsN/AN/A-$73.78M-$0.23-19.09Dakota GoldN/AN/A-$36.45M-$0.31-9.55 SummaryDakota Gold beats TMC the metals on 8 of the 14 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$294.45M$6.92B$3.09B$19.41BDividend YieldN/A3.56%5.21%3.83%P/E Ratio-7.2213.7371.9134.23Price / SalesN/A95.2625,591,212,775,234,100.0034.85Price / CashN/A21.4824.3417.51Price / Book2.495.105.194.69Net Income-$36.45M$605.28M$156.48M$1.02B7 Day Performance6.09%1.99%1.32%-1.74%1 Month Performance5.71%8.30%4.39%7.46%1 Year Performance-3.90%10.26%16.54%3.96% Dakota Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DCDakota Gold1.1855 of 5 stars$2.95-0.5%$7.50+154.7%-3.1%$292.96MN/A-7.1820News CoverageTMCTMC the metals1.619 of 5 stars$3.14+1.0%$3.88+23.4%+209.2%$1.09BN/A-10.1330Analyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeSGMLSigma Lithium2.6032 of 5 stars$7.44+2.6%$18.00+141.9%-68.2%$827.92M$208.75M-15.50250News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeMTALMetals Acquisition3.0975 of 5 stars$9.84+2.4%$12.75+29.6%-26.2%$810.78M$340.74M0.002,021NEXANexa Resources1.525 of 5 stars$5.28+2.4%$6.20+17.5%-27.9%$698.62M$2.81B-3.435,771LACLithium Americas2.3476 of 5 stars$3.15-0.5%$4.75+51.0%-35.4%$687.77MN/A-26.21749Earnings ReportGap DownASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.1157 of 5 stars$2.39+63.4%$2.07-13.3%+175.0%$366.90M$66.18M124.3134Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeLARLithium Argentina2.7774 of 5 stars$2.14+0.5%$3.50+63.6%N/A$346.47MN/A0.27850News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLAACLithium Americas (Argentina)3.2063 of 5 stars$2.13+0.9%$7.42+248.2%-61.9%$344.92MN/A0.27850News CoverageEUenCore Energy3.2733 of 5 stars$1.76+3.5%$4.38+148.6%-66.6%$328.57M$58.33M-6.29N/APositive NewsLZMLifezone Metals0.8293 of 5 stars$3.61+6.8%$14.00+287.8%-59.5%$282.56M$140,522.000.0084Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TMC the metals Alternatives Sigma Lithium Alternatives Metals Acquisition Alternatives Nexa Resources Alternatives Lithium Americas Alternatives Avino Silver & Gold Mines Alternatives Lithium Argentina Alternatives Lithium Americas (Argentina) Alternatives enCore Energy Alternatives Lifezone Metals 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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