Ramaco Resources (METCB) Competitors

Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) and Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ:METCB) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has better valuation and earnings, BTU or METCB?

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
Peabody Energy	$4.19B	0.40	$370.90M	$2.68	5.09
Ramaco Resources	$628.28M	0.71	-$4.86M	-$0.09	-91.39

Does the media refer more to BTU or METCB?

In the previous week, Peabody Energy had 10 more articles in the media than Ramaco Resources. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Peabody Energy and 2 mentions for Ramaco Resources. Peabody Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Ramaco Resources' score of 1.03 indicating that Peabody Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Peabody Energy	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ramaco Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BTU or METCB a better dividend stock?

Peabody Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Ramaco Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Peabody Energy pays out 11.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ramaco Resources pays out -800.0% 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Ramaco Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, BTU or METCB?

Peabody Energy has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ramaco Resources has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend BTU or METCB?

Peabody Energy currently has a consensus target price of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 72.22%. Given Peabody Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Peabody Energy is more favorable than Ramaco Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Peabody Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ramaco Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BTU or METCB?

Peabody Energy received 329 more outperform votes than Ramaco Resources when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Peabody Energy	Outperform Votes 329 64.64%	Underperform Votes 180 35.36%
Ramaco Resources	N/A	N/A

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

87.4% of Peabody Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.6% of Ramaco Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Peabody Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BTU or METCB more profitable?

Peabody Energy has a net margin of 8.75% compared to Ramaco Resources' net margin of 0.00%. Peabody Energy's return on equity of 10.33% beat Ramaco Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Peabody Energy	8.75%	10.33%	6.45%
Ramaco Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Peabody Energy beats Ramaco Resources on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.