Ramaco Resources (METCB) Competitors

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

Is METCB or ARLP a better dividend stock?

Ramaco Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Alliance Resource Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Ramaco Resources pays out -165.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, METCB or ARLP?

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, METCB or ARLP?

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
Ramaco Resources	$625.92M	1.44	$11.19M	-$0.46	-35.54
Alliance Resource Partners	$2.29B	1.35	$360.86M	$1.81	13.31

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

9.6% of Ramaco Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of Alliance Resource Partners shares are held by company 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.

Does the media refer more to METCB or ARLP?

In the previous week, Alliance Resource Partners had 3 more articles in the media than Ramaco Resources. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Alliance Resource Partners and 3 mentions for Ramaco Resources. Alliance Resource Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Ramaco Resources' score of 0.61 indicating that Alliance Resource Partners 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alliance Resource Partners	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is METCB or ARLP 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
Ramaco Resources	-3.17%	-5.70%	-2.94%
Alliance Resource Partners	10.30%	14.27%	9.04%

Do analysts rate METCB or ARLP?

Alliance Resource Partners has a consensus price target of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.33%. Given Alliance Resource Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alliance Resource Partners 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)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Alliance Resource Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Alliance Resource Partners beats Ramaco Resources on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.