Ramaco Resources (METC) Competitors $23.53 +1.67 (+7.64%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.80 +0.27 (+1.15%) As of 07:26 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock METC vs. AMR, ARLP, BTU, NRP, METCB, AREC, CNR, HCC, SXC, and NCShould you be buying Ramaco Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ramaco Resources include Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR), Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), Peabody Energy (BTU), Natural Resource Partners (NRP), Ramaco Resources (METCB), American Resources (AREC), Core Natural Resources (CNR), Warrior Met Coal (HCC), SunCoke Energy (SXC), and NACCO Industries (NC). Ramaco Resources vs. Its Competitors Alpha Metallurgical Resources Alliance Resource Partners Peabody Energy Natural Resource Partners Ramaco Resources American Resources Core Natural Resources Warrior Met Coal SunCoke Energy NACCO Industries Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ:METC) and Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR) are both small-cap coal companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Do analysts recommend METC or AMR? Ramaco Resources currently has a consensus target price of $21.67, indicating a potential downside of 7.92%. Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a consensus target price of $160.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.49%. Given Alpha Metallurgical Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alpha Metallurgical Resources is more favorable than Ramaco Resources.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ramaco Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Alpha Metallurgical Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media prefer METC or AMR? In the previous week, Alpha Metallurgical Resources had 9 more articles in the media than Ramaco Resources. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Alpha Metallurgical Resources and 3 mentions for Ramaco Resources. Alpha Metallurgical Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Ramaco Resources' score of 0.76 indicating that Alpha Metallurgical Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ramaco Resources 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alpha Metallurgical Resources 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, METC or AMR? Alpha Metallurgical Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Ramaco Resources. Ramaco Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alpha Metallurgical Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRamaco Resources$625.92M2.08$11.19M-$0.45-52.29Alpha Metallurgical Resources$2.37B0.78$187.58M-$2.85-49.62 Is METC or AMR more profitable? Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a net margin of -1.57% compared to Ramaco Resources' net margin of -3.17%. Alpha Metallurgical Resources' return on equity of -2.28% beat Ramaco Resources' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ramaco Resources-3.17% -5.55% -2.96% Alpha Metallurgical Resources -1.57%-2.28%-1.54% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of METC or AMR? 74.5% of Ramaco Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.2% of Ramaco Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is METC or AMR a better dividend stock? Ramaco Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Alpha Metallurgical Resources pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Ramaco Resources pays out -60.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alpha Metallurgical Resources pays out -70.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Alpha Metallurgical Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk & volatility, METC or AMR? Ramaco Resources has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha Metallurgical Resources has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAlpha Metallurgical Resources beats Ramaco Resources on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ramaco Resources News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for METC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding METC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart METC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRamaco ResourcesCOAL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.30B$8.35B$7.94B$9.74BDividend Yield1.32%3.79%11.00%4.09%P/E Ratio-52.2913.5372.8825.97Price / Sales2.081.4224,726.66123.18Price / Cash14.294.4935.9458.38Price / Book3.741.564.036.39Net Income$11.19M$933.25M$4.27B$265.66M7 Day Performance-0.25%-1.75%1.56%1.98%1 Month Performance10.31%-1.96%1.66%1.33%1 Year Performance101.11%17.86%10.40%21.15% Ramaco Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)METCRamaco Resources3.1799 of 5 stars$23.53+7.6%$21.67-7.9%+80.4%$1.30B$625.92M-52.29725AMRAlpha Metallurgical Resources2.7829 of 5 stars$141.04-3.9%$160.50+13.8%-41.0%$1.92B$2.96B-49.494,040ARLPAlliance Resource Partners3.5048 of 5 stars$23.87-2.5%$29.00+21.5%-3.0%$3.14B$2.45B13.193,653High Trading VolumeBTUPeabody Energy4.6815 of 5 stars$17.07-2.8%$21.60+26.6%-31.5%$2.14B$4.24B16.575,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownNRPNatural Resource Partners1.7601 of 5 stars$103.320.0%N/A+15.9%$1.34B$268.01M9.7150Positive NewsEx-DividendMETCBRamaco Resources1.0621 of 5 stars$15.91-8.2%N/A+40.0%$957.70M$666.29M0.00725Short Interest ↓ARECAmerican Resources2.672 of 5 stars$1.27-12.4%$4.00+215.0%+172.8%$116.74M$380K-2.5910Earnings ReportCNRCore Natural Resources4.0974 of 5 stars$71.08+0.1%$105.80+48.8%-43.9%$3.65B$2.24B32.612,076Positive NewsHCCWarrior Met Coal3.1612 of 5 stars$58.45-2.5%$61.00+4.4%-4.4%$3.15B$1.53B75.911,336Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSXCSunCoke Energy4.5152 of 5 stars$7.58+0.5%$13.00+71.5%-15.3%$638.38M$1.94B8.811,168Positive NewsNCNACCO Industries2.9388 of 5 stars$36.73-0.7%N/A+32.8%$275.64M$237.71M8.621,700Dividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alpha Metallurgical Resources Competitors Alliance Resource Partners Competitors Peabody Energy Competitors Natural Resource Partners Competitors Ramaco Resources Competitors American Resources Competitors Core Natural Resources Competitors Warrior Met Coal Competitors SunCoke Energy Competitors NACCO Industries Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:METC) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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