Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ:METC) vs. HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) Head-To-Head Survey

Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ:METC) and HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) are both materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Ramaco Resources and HudBay Minerals’ 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%
HudBay Minerals	27.48%	9.47%	5.44%

Volatility & Risk

Ramaco Resources has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HudBay Minerals has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

74.5% of Ramaco Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.8% of HudBay Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.1% of Ramaco Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of HudBay Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ramaco Resources and HudBay Minerals”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ramaco Resources	$536.62 million	0.83	-$51.45 million	($1.07)	-6.59
HudBay Minerals	$2.21 billion	4.35	$568.50 million	$1.70	12.75

HudBay Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Ramaco Resources. Ramaco Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HudBay Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Ramaco Resources and HudBay Minerals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ramaco Resources	1	4	3	0	2.25
HudBay Minerals	0	2	10	0	2.83

Ramaco Resources presently has a consensus price target of $18.33, indicating a potential upside of 160.05%. HudBay Minerals has a consensus price target of $31.33, indicating a potential upside of 44.59%. Given Ramaco Resources’ higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ramaco Resources is more favorable than HudBay Minerals.

Summary

HudBay Minerals beats Ramaco Resources on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About HudBay Minerals

Hudbay Minerals Inc., a diversified mining company, focuses on the exploration, development, operation, and optimization of properties in North and South America. It produces copper concentrates containing gold, silver, and molybdenum; gold concentrates containing zinc; zinc concentrates; molybdenum concentrates; and silver/gold doré. The company's flagship project is the 100% owned Constancia mine located in the Province of Chumbivilcas in southern Peru. Hudbay Minerals Inc. was founded in 1927 and is based in Toronto, Canada.