Comparing Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ:METC) and Pine Valley Mining (OTCMKTS:PVMCF)

Pine Valley Mining (OTCMKTS:PVMCF) and Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ:METC) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

74.5% of Ramaco Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.2% of Ramaco Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Pine Valley Mining and Ramaco Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pine Valley Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ramaco Resources	3	1	4	2	2.50

Ramaco Resources has a consensus price target of $37.33, indicating a potential upside of 131.75%. Given Ramaco Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ramaco Resources is more favorable than Pine Valley Mining.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Pine Valley Mining and Ramaco Resources”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pine Valley Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.13)	-0.04
Ramaco Resources	$579.50 million	1.83	$11.19 million	($0.67)	-24.04

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

Profitability

This table compares Pine Valley Mining and Ramaco Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pine Valley Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ramaco Resources	-5.67%	-8.26%	-4.56%

Summary

Ramaco Resources beats Pine Valley Mining on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pine Valley Mining

Pine Valley Mining Corporation engages in the acquisition, development, and mining of mineral resource properties. It owns and operates the Willow Creek Coal Mine, which produces pulverized coal injection and coking coal, located near Chetwynd, Canada. The company also has interests in Pine Pass, Crassier Creek, Falling Creek, Fisher Creek, and Indin Lake gold property. It has operations in Japan, Korea, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

About Ramaco Resources

Ramaco Resources, Inc. engages in the development, operation, and sale of metallurgical coal. Its development portfolio includes the Elk Creek project that covers an area of approximately 20,200 acres located in southern West Virginia; the Berwind property covering an area of approximately 62,500 acres situated on the border of West Virginia and Virginia; the Knox Creek property, which covers an area of approximately 64,050 acres is located in Virginia; the Maben property covering an area of approximately 28,000 acres situated in southwestern Pennsylvania southern West Virginia; and the Brook Mine property that covers an area of approximately 16,000 acres located in northeastern Wyoming. The company serves blast furnace steel mills and coke plants in the United States, as well as metallurgical coal consumers internationally. Ramaco Resources, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky.