Contrasting Jaguar Mining (OTCMKTS:JAGGD) & Dakota Gold (NYSE:DC)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Dakota Gold and Jaguar Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dakota Gold	0	0	1	0	3.00
Jaguar Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00

Dakota Gold presently has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 125.32%. Given Dakota Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Dakota Gold is more favorable than Jaguar Mining.

Profitability

This table compares Dakota Gold and Jaguar Mining’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%
Jaguar Mining	28.17%	26.75%	17.80%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

37.4% of Dakota Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 17.4% of Dakota Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Dakota Gold and Jaguar Mining”s 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	($0.27)	-17.26
Jaguar Mining	$97.23 million	3.21	-$150,000.00	$0.50	8.64

Jaguar Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Dakota Gold. Dakota Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jaguar Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Dakota Gold has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jaguar Mining has a beta of 2.75, indicating that its stock price is 175% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Jaguar Mining beats Dakota Gold on 8 of the 13 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 Jaguar Mining

Jaguar Mining, Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development and operation of gold producing properties in Brazil. Its mining operations include Turmalina, Paciência and Caeté. The firm is also developing the Grurupi Project and exploring the Iron Quadrangle and Pedra Branca Project. The company was founded by Daniel R. Titcomb in 1984 and is headquartered Toronto, Canada.