Dakota Gold (DC) Competitors $2.85 +0.06 (+2.15%) Closing price 05/16/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.85 0.00 (-0.04%) As of 05/16/2025 07:45 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 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 companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability and community ranking. Which has stronger valuation & 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-$0.23-15.83Dakota GoldN/AN/A-$36.45M-$0.31-9.19 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% Which has more risk & volatility, TMC or DC? TMC the metals has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dakota Gold has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TMC or DC? Dakota Gold received 1 more outperform votes than TMC the metals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 100.00% of users gave Dakota Gold an outperform vote while only 25.00% of users gave TMC the metals an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTMC the metalsOutperform Votes325.00% Underperform Votes975.00% Dakota GoldOutperform Votes4100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Do insiders & institutionals 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 insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of Dakota Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer TMC or DC? TMC the metals presently has a consensus target price of $4.88, indicating a potential upside of 33.93%. Dakota Gold has a consensus target price of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 163.16%. 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) 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 Does the media prefer TMC or DC? In the previous week, TMC the metals had 17 more articles in the media than Dakota Gold. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for TMC the metals and 1 mentions for Dakota Gold. TMC the metals' average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat Dakota Gold's score of -0.30 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Dakota Gold 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryDakota Gold beats TMC the metals on 9 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$283.51M$6.95B$3.07B$19.68BDividend YieldN/A3.64%5.08%3.88%P/E Ratio-6.9513.3173.6435.47Price / SalesN/A99.2725,633,028,482,448,800.0035.54Price / CashN/A21.4824.3617.51Price / Book2.394.765.144.78Net Income-$36.45M$605.28M$154.55M$1.02B7 Day Performance-7.47%-1.55%-0.63%3.50%1 Month Performance1.06%4.27%3.26%10.72%1 Year Performance-5.00%5.10%14.84%5.37% Dakota Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DCDakota Gold1.1797 of 5 stars$2.85+2.2%$7.50+163.2%-5.3%$283.51MN/A-6.9520News CoverageTMCTMC the metals2.4263 of 5 stars$3.14+1.0%$3.88+23.4%+160.0%$1.09BN/A-10.1330News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSGMLSigma Lithium2.4437 of 5 stars$7.44+2.6%$18.00+141.9%-63.3%$827.92M$208.75M-15.50250Positive NewsMTALMetals Acquisition3.1511 of 5 stars$9.84+2.4%$12.75+29.6%-29.7%$810.78M$340.74M0.002,021News CoverageGap UpNEXANexa Resources1.7128 of 5 stars$5.28+2.4%$6.20+17.5%-28.8%$698.62M$2.81B-3.435,771News CoverageAnalyst ForecastLACLithium Americas1.5032 of 5 stars$3.15-0.5%$4.75+51.0%-36.4%$687.77MN/A-26.21749News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines0.9484 of 5 stars$2.39+63.4%$2.07-13.3%+196.7%$366.90M$66.18M124.3134News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeLARLithium Argentina2.6407 of 5 stars$2.14+0.5%$3.50+63.6%N/A$346.47MN/A0.27850News CoverageEarnings ReportLAACLithium Americas (Argentina)2.6942 of 5 stars$2.13+0.9%$7.42+248.2%-60.3%$344.92MN/A0.27850EUenCore Energy3.2254 of 5 stars$1.76+3.5%$4.38+148.6%-62.9%$328.57M$58.33M-6.29N/AEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLZMLifezone Metals0.7901 of 5 stars$3.61+6.8%$14.00+287.8%-50.2%$282.56M$140,522.000.0084News CoverageUpcoming Earnings 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 5/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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