Dakota Gold Corp. (DC)Basic Materials | Gold | Lead, United States | NYSE American
4.34 USD
-0.16
(-3.556%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 4.22 -0.12 (-0.116%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:43 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:35 a.m. EDT
Despite a 'strong buy' recommendation from analysts and a recent surge in stock price, Dakota Gold presents a dangerous contradiction for investors. The company is burning cash, reporting negative free cash flow and negative operating cash flow, while sitting on a negative earnings per share and negative return on equity. This fundamental rot is evident in the price action, which has failed to sustain its recent gains and is currently trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. The options market confirms this skepticism, with traders aggressively buying deep out-of-the-money puts to hedge against a collapse, while call activity remains negligible. Without a proven path to profitability or a massive, immediate catalyst to reverse the cash burn, the stock remains a speculative trap despite the bullish headlines. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.102135 |
| AutoETS | 0.104959 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.105680 |
| AutoTheta | 0.129726 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 35% |
| H-stat | 11.70 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.193 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.07 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.088 |
| Market Cap | 581,247,936 |
| Forward P/E | -19.29 |
| Beta | 1.21 |
| Website | https://www.dakotagoldcorp.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 5:35 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts relative to calls. The put/call ratio is skewed significantly toward selling, indicating a bearish sentiment where traders are betting on further declines rather than rallies.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.06888366 |
| Address1 | 106 Glendale Drive |
| Address2 | Suite A |
| All Time High | 8.47 |
| All Time Low | 1.84 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 2,300 |
| Audit Risk | 9 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.2 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,013,980 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,453,475 |
| Average Volume | 1,453,475 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,013,980 |
| Beta | 1.208 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 2,700 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 1.429 |
| City | Lead |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 4.34 |
| Current Ratio | 38.502 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 4.44 |
| Day Low | 4.2609 |
| Debt To Equity | 0.088 |
| Display Name | Dakota Gold |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,564,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,564,800 |
| Ebitda | -35,728,984 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -13.281 |
| Enterprise Value | 474,510,752 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.265 |
| Eps Forward | -0.225 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.3 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | ASE |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 5.1668 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.82679987 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.16002165 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 6.8883657 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 7.25 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.9099998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.4013793 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.595 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.7450001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.2072323 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.595 - 7.25 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,649,165,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 118,957,614 |
| Forward Eps | -0.225 |
| Forward P E | -19.28889 |
| Free Cashflow | -19,274,864 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE American |
| Full Time Employees | 41 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.11092 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.55394 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 133,928,097 |
| Industry | Gold |
| Industry Disp | Gold |
| Industry Key | gold |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Dakota Gold Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in the United States. The company primarily explores for gold deposits. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Lead, South Dakota. |
| Long Name | Dakota Gold Corp. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 581,247,936 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_709029003 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -34,255,596 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 602,676,436 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 4.45 |
| Operating Cashflow | -29,655,586 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 605 717 2540 |
| Post Market Change | -0.11580038 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -2.6682115 |
| Post Market Price | 4.2242 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,986,205 |
| Previous Close | 4.5 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -16.37736 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 3.0370889 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 38.231 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.16667 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.16 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -3.55555 |
| Regular Market Day High | 4.44 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 4.2609 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 4.2609 - 4.44 |
| Regular Market Open | 4.45 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 4.5 |
| Regular Market Price | 4.34 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 927,904 |
| Return On Assets | -0.13765 |
| Return On Equity | -0.21330999 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 133,928,097 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0546 |
| Shares Short | 7,316,099 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,535,672 |
| Short Name | Dakota Gold Corp. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.059 |
| Short Ratio | 3.68 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | SD |
| Symbol | DC |
| Target High Price | 18.0 |
| Target Low Price | 10.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 12.0 |
| Target Median Price | 10.75 |
| Total Cash | 106,905,440 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.798 |
| Total Debt | 168,253 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.3 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 5.3069 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.9668999 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.18219674 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 927,904 |
| Website | https://www.dakotagoldcorp.com |
| Zip | 57,754 |