Dakota Gold (NYSE:DC) and Metals Acquisition (NYSE:MTAL) Financial Contrast

Dakota Gold (NYSE:DC) and Metals Acquisition (NYSE:MTAL) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Risk and Volatility

Dakota Gold has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metals Acquisition has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

37.4% of Dakota Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Metals Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 26.0% of Dakota Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Metals Acquisition shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Dakota Gold and Metals Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dakota Gold	N/A	-37.64%	-35.60%
Metals Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Dakota Gold and Metals Acquisition, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dakota Gold	0	0	1	0	3.00
Metals Acquisition	0	1	1	0	2.50

Dakota Gold presently has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 157.51%. Metals Acquisition has a consensus price target of $14.75, indicating a potential upside of 35.88%. Given Dakota Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Dakota Gold is more favorable than Metals Acquisition.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Dakota Gold and Metals Acquisition”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dakota Gold	N/A	N/A	-$36.45 million	($0.41)	-5.68
Metals Acquisition	$322.58 million	2.49	-$144.55 million	N/A	N/A

Dakota Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Metals Acquisition.

Summary

Dakota Gold beats Metals Acquisition on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dakota Gold

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.

About Metals Acquisition

Metals Acquisition Limited focuses on mining and production of copper and silver. It operates the CSA copper mine in Cobar, Australia. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is headquartered in Saint Helier, Jersey.