Analyzing Ramaco Resources (METCB) & The Competition

Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ:METCB) is one of 1,987 publicly-traded companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Ramaco Resources to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ramaco Resources	-11.98%	-13.54%	-6.01%
Ramaco Resources Competitors	-1,161,736,352,322,426,800.00%	-9.02%	-2.06%

Risk and Volatility

Ramaco Resources has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ramaco Resources’ competitors have a beta of 1.02, suggesting that their average stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ramaco Resources	$536.62 million	-$51.45 million	-6.41
Ramaco Resources Competitors	$4.64 billion	$277.89 million	-26.75

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Ramaco Resources and its competitors, 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	6292	22376	31927	1761	2.47

As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 17.46%. Given Ramaco Resources’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ramaco Resources has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

9.6% of Ramaco Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.9% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 17.7% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ramaco Resources competitors beat Ramaco Resources on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Ramaco Resources Company Profile

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.