Ramaco Resources (METCB) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & 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	0.48	$370.90M	$2.68	6.21
Ramaco Resources	$666.29M	1.18	-$4.92M	-$0.09	-159.28

Which has more risk and volatility, BTU or METCB?

Peabody Energy has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ramaco Resources has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BTU or METCB more profitable?

Peabody Energy has a net margin of 8.73% compared to Ramaco Resources' net margin of 0.00%. Peabody Energy's return on equity of 10.05% beat Ramaco Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Peabody Energy	8.73%	10.05%	6.34%
Ramaco Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer BTU or METCB?

Peabody Energy currently has a consensus target price of $21.60, indicating a potential upside of 29.85%. Given Peabody Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Ramaco Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor BTU or METCB?

In the previous week, Peabody Energy had 9 more articles in the media than Ramaco Resources. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Peabody Energy and 6 mentions for Ramaco Resources. Peabody Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Ramaco Resources' score of 0.68 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ramaco Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BTU or METCB?

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

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 1.8%. Ramaco Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Ramaco Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

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