Ramaco Resources (METC) Competitors $11.88 -0.14 (-1.12%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:46 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.90 +0.02 (+0.17%) As of 07/3/2025 04:44 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock METC vs. BTU, AMR, NRP, METCB, AREC, ARLP, HCC, SXC, NC, and CNRShould you be buying Ramaco Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ramaco Resources include Peabody Energy (BTU), Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR), Natural Resource Partners (NRP), Ramaco Resources (METCB), American Resources (AREC), Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), Warrior Met Coal (HCC), SunCoke Energy (SXC), NACCO Industries (NC), and Core Natural Resources (CNR). Ramaco Resources vs. Its Competitors Peabody Energy Alpha Metallurgical Resources Natural Resource Partners Ramaco Resources American Resources Alliance Resource Partners Warrior Met Coal SunCoke Energy NACCO Industries Core Natural Resources Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ:METC) and Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings. Is METC or BTU a better dividend stock? Ramaco Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Peabody Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Ramaco Resources pays out -350.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peabody Energy pays out 11.2% 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. Does the media favor METC or BTU? In the previous week, Ramaco Resources had 3 more articles in the media than Peabody Energy. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Ramaco Resources and 8 mentions for Peabody Energy. Ramaco Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Peabody Energy's score of 0.63 indicating that Ramaco Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ramaco Resources 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Peabody Energy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is METC or BTU more profitable? Peabody Energy has a net margin of 8.73% compared to Ramaco Resources' net margin of -0.05%. Peabody Energy's return on equity of 10.05% beat Ramaco Resources' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ramaco Resources-0.05% -0.08% -0.04% Peabody Energy 8.73%10.05%6.34% Do analysts prefer METC or BTU? Ramaco Resources presently has a consensus target price of $13.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.09%. Peabody Energy has a consensus target price of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 62.29%. Given Peabody Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Peabody Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility & risk, METC or BTU? Ramaco Resources has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peabody Energy has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in METC or BTU? 74.5% of Ramaco Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Peabody Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.2% of Ramaco Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Peabody Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, METC 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRamaco Resources$666.29M0.97$11.19M-$0.08-148.44Peabody Energy$4.24B0.42$370.90M$2.685.40 SummaryPeabody Energy beats Ramaco Resources on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ramaco Resources News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for METC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding METC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart METC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRamaco ResourcesCOAL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$649.56M$2.19B$7.61B$9.02BDividend Yield2.30%4.32%10.91%3.99%P/E Ratio-148.447.3161.5420.25Price / Sales0.971.0221,883.78119.26Price / Cash8.204.1935.0428.59Price / Book1.751.263.395.65Net Income$11.19M$1.00B$4.21B$249.15M7 Day Performance-9.63%1.34%1.88%2.91%1 Month Performance23.06%5.82%6.57%4.11%1 Year Performance-16.02%-12.29%103.20%20.98% Ramaco Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)METCRamaco Resources3.2605 of 5 stars$11.88-1.1%$13.67+15.1%-16.0%$649.56M$666.29M-148.44725BTUPeabody Energy4.7281 of 5 stars$13.34-0.6%$23.50+76.2%-37.8%$1.63B$4.24B4.925,600News CoverageOptions VolumeGap UpAMRAlpha Metallurgical Resources3.5565 of 5 stars$105.97-1.0%$181.00+70.8%-62.0%$1.40B$2.96B52.974,040Gap UpNRPNatural Resource Partners1.6499 of 5 stars$96.25+1.1%N/A+2.0%$1.23B$268.01M9.1450METCBRamaco Resources0.6242 of 5 stars$7.83+1.6%N/A-23.0%$421.77M$666.29M0.00725News CoverageGap UpARECAmerican Resources1.9772 of 5 stars$0.90-2.3%$4.00+344.9%+34.8%$75.70M$380K0.0010ARLPAlliance Resource Partners3.7621 of 5 stars$25.77-0.8%$29.00+12.5%+3.9%$3.34B$2.45B11.453,653News CoveragePositive NewsHCCWarrior Met Coal4.2858 of 5 stars$44.12+2.2%$63.67+44.3%-29.7%$2.27B$1.53B20.181,336SXCSunCoke Energy4.2075 of 5 stars$8.07+0.9%$13.00+61.2%-11.7%$682.70M$1.94B7.401,168NCNACCO Industries2.9194 of 5 stars$39.66+2.5%N/A+49.8%$288.01M$237.71M8.361,700Gap UpCNRCore Natural Resources4.1843 of 5 stars$69.58-0.1%$120.80+73.6%-55.7%$3.67B$2.24B10.142,076Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Peabody Energy Competitors Alpha Metallurgical Resources Competitors Natural Resource Partners Competitors Ramaco Resources Competitors American Resources Competitors Alliance Resource Partners Competitors Warrior Met Coal Competitors SunCoke Energy Competitors NACCO Industries Competitors Core Natural Resources Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:METC) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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