Analyzing Ramaco Resources (METCB) and Its Competitors

Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ:METCB) is one of 1,984 public companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Ramaco Resources to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

9.6% of Ramaco Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by company 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ramaco Resources and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ramaco Resources	$536.62 million	-$51.45 million	-3.36
Ramaco Resources Competitors	$4.65 billion	$278.26 million	-26.20

Ramaco Resources’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Ramaco Resources. Ramaco Resources is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Ramaco Resources and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ramaco Resources	1	0	0	0	1.00
Ramaco Resources Competitors	6424	22627	32348	1801	2.47

As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 29.69%. Given Ramaco Resources’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ramaco Resources has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Ramaco Resources and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ramaco Resources	-12.24%	-16.07%	-6.26%
Ramaco Resources Competitors	-1,161,736,352,322,426,600.00%	-52.89%	-2.06%

Volatility & Risk

Ramaco Resources has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ramaco Resources’ peers have a beta of 0.96, meaning that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ramaco Resources peers beat Ramaco Resources on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Ramaco Resources

Ramaco Resources, Inc. is a U.S. coal company focused on producing and developing metallurgical coal, a key input in steelmaking. Its products are sold to steelmakers, coke producers and other industrial customers in domestic and international markets. The company’s mining operations and development properties are concentrated in the Appalachian coal region, including West Virginia and Virginia. Ramaco is also advancing its Brook Mine project in Wyoming, where it is evaluating coal and the potential for rare earth elements and other critical minerals.