Ramaco Resources (METCB) Competitors

Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ:METCB) and Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in METCB or BTU?

9.6% of Ramaco Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Peabody Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Peabody Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is METCB or BTU more profitable?

Peabody Energy has a net margin of 3.43% compared to Ramaco Resources' net margin of -3.17%. Peabody Energy's return on equity of 4.41% beat Ramaco Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ramaco Resources	-3.17%	-5.70%	-2.94%
Peabody Energy	3.43%	4.41%	2.79%

Is METCB or BTU a better dividend stock?

Ramaco Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Peabody Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Ramaco Resources pays out -165.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peabody Energy pays out 29.1% 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. Peabody Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Ramaco Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate METCB or BTU?

Peabody Energy has a consensus target price of $25.20, indicating a potential downside of 24.45%. Given Peabody Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Peabody Energy is more favorable than Ramaco Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ramaco Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Peabody Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media refer more to METCB or BTU?

In the previous week, Peabody Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Ramaco Resources. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Peabody Energy and 8 mentions for Ramaco Resources. Peabody Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Ramaco Resources' score of 0.53 indicating that Peabody Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ramaco Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Peabody Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, METCB or BTU?

Ramaco Resources has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peabody Energy has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, METCB or BTU?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ramaco Resources	$625.92M	1.61	$11.19M	-$0.46	-39.67
Peabody Energy	$4.04B	1.00	$370.90M	$1.03	32.39

Summary

Peabody Energy beats Ramaco Resources on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.