Reviewing Ramaco Resources (METCB) & Its Rivals

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

Dividends

Ramaco Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Ramaco Resources pays out -16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.0% and pay out 10.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk & Volatility

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ramaco Resources and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ramaco Resources	$515.41 million	-$51.45 million	-5.60
Ramaco Resources Competitors	$5.19 billion	$277.89 million	-25.66

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.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

9.6% of Ramaco Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.0% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 17.7% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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	-11.98%	-13.54%	-6.01%
Ramaco Resources Competitors	-1,161,736,352,322,426,800.00%	-9.09%	-2.06%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Ramaco Resources and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ramaco Resources	1	0	0	0	1.00
Ramaco Resources Competitors	6300	22403	31962	1765	2.47

As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 10.31%. Given Ramaco Resources’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ramaco Resources has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Ramaco Resources peers beat Ramaco Resources on 11 of the 15 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.