Ramaco Resources (METCB) Competitors

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

Is ARLP or METCB a better dividend stock?

Alliance Resource Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Ramaco Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Alliance Resource Partners pays out 132.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ramaco Resources pays out -156.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer ARLP or METCB?

In the previous week, Ramaco Resources had 6 more articles in the media than Alliance Resource Partners. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ramaco Resources and 1 mentions for Alliance Resource Partners. Alliance Resource Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Ramaco Resources' score of 1.11 indicating that Alliance Resource Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alliance Resource Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Ramaco Resources	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, ARLP or METCB?

Alliance Resource Partners has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ramaco Resources has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ARLP or METCB?

Alliance Resource Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Ramaco Resources. Ramaco Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliance Resource Partners, 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
Alliance Resource Partners	$2.45B	1.20	$360.86M	$1.81	12.60
Ramaco Resources	$666.29M	1.32	$11.19M	-$0.46	-34.55

Is ARLP or METCB more profitable?

Alliance Resource Partners has a net margin of 10.30% compared to Ramaco Resources' net margin of -3.17%. Alliance Resource Partners' return on equity of 14.27% beat Ramaco Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alliance Resource Partners	10.30%	14.27%	9.04%
Ramaco Resources	-3.17%	-5.70%	-2.94%

Do analysts recommend ARLP or METCB?

Alliance Resource Partners currently has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.16%. Given Alliance Resource Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Alliance Resource Partners is more favorable than Ramaco Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alliance Resource Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 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

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

18.1% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.6% of Ramaco Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.8% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Alliance Resource Partners beats Ramaco Resources on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.