Ramaco Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:METC - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Ramaco Resources in a report issued on Friday, May 16th. B. Riley analyst N. Giles now forecasts that the energy company will earn $0.50 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.57. B. Riley has a "Buy" rating and a $14.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ramaco Resources' current full-year earnings is $0.05 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ramaco Resources' Q2 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS.
Separately, Benchmark cut their price target on Ramaco Resources from $18.00 to $14.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th.
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Ramaco Resources Trading Down 1.8%
Shares of NASDAQ METC traded down $0.17 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $9.09. 558,025 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 607,501. Ramaco Resources has a 1 year low of $6.30 and a 1 year high of $15.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $403.76 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.98 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The business has a 50 day moving average of $8.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $10.04.
Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ:METC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 12th. The energy company reported ($0.19) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.29) by $0.10. Ramaco Resources had a return on equity of 10.17% and a net margin of 5.35%. The firm had revenue of $115.61 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $137.10 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.23 EPS. The firm's revenue was down 22.0% on a year-over-year basis.
Ramaco Resources Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be given a $0.0688 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.03%. Ramaco Resources's payout ratio is -337.50%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Ramaco Resources
In other Ramaco Resources news, major shareholder Yorktown Energy Partners Xi, L sold 83,871 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.61, for a total value of $722,129.31. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 1,059,909 shares in the company, valued at $9,125,816.49. This represents a 7.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Peter A. Leidel sold 180,936 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.82, for a total value of $1,595,855.52. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 708,001 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,244,568.82. This represents a 20.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 922,582 shares of company stock worth $7,898,023. 36.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in Ramaco Resources during the 1st quarter worth $25,000. AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new position in Ramaco Resources during the 4th quarter worth about $50,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of Ramaco Resources in the 1st quarter worth about $50,000. Campbell Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Ramaco Resources in the 4th quarter worth about $51,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp bought a new position in shares of Ramaco Resources in the 4th quarter worth about $56,000. 74.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
About Ramaco Resources
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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.
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