Jaguar Mining (OTCMKTS:JAGGF) and Dakota Gold (NYSE:DC) Critical Analysis

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

Risk and Volatility

Jaguar Mining has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dakota Gold has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jaguar Mining	0	0	0	0	N/A
Dakota Gold	0	0	0	0	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Jaguar Mining and Dakota Gold’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jaguar Mining	$136.53 million	1.95	$15.85 million	$0.21	16.04
Dakota Gold	N/A	N/A	-$36.45 million	($0.44)	-5.42

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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jaguar Mining	12.16%	6.95%	5.37%
Dakota Gold	N/A	-37.03%	-35.66%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

37.4% of Dakota Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Jaguar Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.0% of Dakota Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Jaguar Mining beats Dakota Gold on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Jaguar Mining

Jaguar Mining Inc., a junior gold mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and operation of gold mineral properties in Brazil. The company's principal assets include the Turmalina Gold Mine Complex and Caeté Gold Mine Complex with mineral claims covering an area of approximately 56,000 hectares located in the Iron Quadrangle in the state of Minas Gerais. It also owns the Paciência Gold Mine complex. Jaguar Mining Inc. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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.