What is Northland Securities’ Forecast for METC Q2 Earnings?

Ramaco Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:METC) – Northland Securities decreased their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Ramaco Resources in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 13th. Northland Securities analyst J. Grampp now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings per share of ($0.31) for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.01). The consensus estimate for Ramaco Resources’ current full-year earnings is ($0.04) per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Ramaco Resources’ Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.12) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.73) EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.13 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on METC. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Ramaco Resources from $17.50 to $17.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on Ramaco Resources from $30.00 to $25.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group raised Ramaco Resources from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $33.00 to $30.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Zacks Research raised Ramaco Resources from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised Ramaco Resources from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $14.00 to $15.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $27.29.

Ramaco Resources Stock Performance

Shares of Ramaco Resources stock opened at $15.19 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.02 billion, a PE ratio of -13.81 and a beta of 1.31. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $14.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $17.74. The company has a quick ratio of 4.66, a current ratio of 4.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. Ramaco Resources has a 12 month low of $8.51 and a 12 month high of $57.80.

Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ:METC) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The energy company reported ($0.30) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.22) by ($0.08). The business had revenue of $101.41 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $129.72 million. Ramaco Resources had a negative return on equity of 13.44% and a negative net margin of 11.52%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 9.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned ($0.20) EPS.

Institutional Trading of Ramaco Resources

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Lunt Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Ramaco Resources by 801.3% during the fourth quarter. Lunt Capital Management Inc. now owns 557,899 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $10,042,000 after acquiring an additional 495,999 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Ramaco Resources by 40.0% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,335,257 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $77,507,000 after acquiring an additional 667,199 shares in the last quarter. Ghisallo Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Ramaco Resources during the third quarter valued at about $9,957,000. Cinctive Capital Management LP bought a new position in Ramaco Resources during the third quarter valued at about $2,707,000. Finally, Bamco Inc. NY bought a new position in Ramaco Resources during the third quarter valued at about $20,679,000. 74.49% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, major shareholder Discovery Capital Management, sold 200,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.79, for a total transaction of $2,958,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 5,311,360 shares in the company, valued at approximately $78,555,014.40. This trade represents a 3.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 36.20% of the company’s stock.

Ramaco Resources Company Profile

Ramaco Resources, Inc (NASDAQ:METC) is a U.S.-based producer of premium metallurgical coal and industrial minerals, focused on supplying the steel and allied industries. The company’s operations are centered in the Appalachian region of West Virginia, where it develops, mines and processes high-carbon coal products designed to meet the quality requirements of blast‐furnace and electric‐arc furnace steelmakers.

The firm’s flagship asset is the Elk Creek underground mine in Wyoming County, West Virginia, which began commercial production in 2019 and delivers a range of high‐grade metallurgical and anthracite coals.