Atlas Lithium (NASDAQ:ATLX – Get Free Report) and Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ:METCB – Get Free Report) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Atlas Lithium and Ramaco Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Atlas Lithium | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Ramaco Resources | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Atlas Lithium currently has a consensus price target of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 584.52%. Given Atlas Lithium’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Atlas Lithium is more favorable than Ramaco Resources.
Volatility & Risk
Atlas Lithium has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ramaco Resources has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Atlas Lithium and Ramaco Resources”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Atlas Lithium | $90,000.00 | 550.48 | -$28.11 million | ($1.56) | -1.08 |
| Ramaco Resources | $536.62 million | 0.43 | -$51.45 million | ($1.14) | -3.23 |
Atlas Lithium has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ramaco Resources. Ramaco Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlas Lithium, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Atlas Lithium and Ramaco Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Atlas Lithium | N/A | -76.72% | -44.33% |
| Ramaco Resources | -12.24% | -16.07% | -6.26% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
18.4% of Atlas Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.6% of Ramaco Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.8% of Atlas Lithium shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Atlas Lithium beats Ramaco Resources on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Atlas Lithium
Atlas Lithium Corporation operates as a mineral exploration and development company in Brazil. It operates the Minas Gerais lithium project that consists of 54 mineral rights covering an area of 59,275 acres located within the Brazilian Eastern Pegmatitic Province; and Northeastern Brazil lithium project, which consists of 7 mineral rights covering an area of 16,266 acres in the States of Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte in northeastern Brazil. The company also owns 100% interests in various mining concessions for gold, diamond, and industrial sand; and early-stage projects and properties in other minerals, such as nickel, copper, rare earths, graphite, and titanium; as well as participates in iron and quartzite projects. The company was formerly known as Brazil Minerals, Inc. and changed its name to Atlas Lithium Corporation in October 2022. Atlas Lithium Corporation was founded in 2011 and is based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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.
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