Ramaco Resources (METC) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, METC or NRP?

Ramaco Resources has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natural Resource Partners has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is METC or NRP a better dividend stock?

Ramaco Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Natural Resource Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Ramaco Resources pays out 245.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Natural Resource Partners pays out 26.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer METC or NRP?

In the previous week, Ramaco Resources had 14 more articles in the media than Natural Resource Partners. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Ramaco Resources and 2 mentions for Natural Resource Partners. Natural Resource Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Ramaco Resources' score of 0.32 indicating that Natural Resource Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ramaco Resources	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Natural Resource Partners	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor METC or NRP?

Natural Resource Partners received 144 more outperform votes than Ramaco Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.29% of users gave Ramaco Resources an outperform vote while only 63.03% of users gave Natural Resource Partners an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ramaco Resources	Outperform Votes 231 63.29%	Underperform Votes 134 36.71%
Natural Resource Partners	Outperform Votes 375 63.03%	Underperform Votes 220 36.97%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, METC or NRP?

Natural Resource Partners has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ramaco Resources. Natural Resource Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ramaco Resources, 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	$666.30M	0.54	$82.31M	$0.11	74.18
Natural Resource Partners	$245.03M	5.57	$278.43M	$11.27	9.35

Do analysts rate METC or NRP?

Ramaco Resources presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 108.33%. Given Ramaco Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Ramaco Resources is more favorable than Natural Resource Partners.

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)	3.00
Natural Resource Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of METC or NRP?

74.5% of Ramaco Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.8% of Natural Resource Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.2% of Ramaco Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.3% of Natural Resource Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is METC or NRP more profitable?

Natural Resource Partners has a net margin of 68.22% compared to Ramaco Resources' net margin of 5.35%. Natural Resource Partners' return on equity of 39.69% beat Ramaco Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ramaco Resources	5.35%	10.17%	5.65%
Natural Resource Partners	68.22%	39.69%	25.55%

Summary

Ramaco Resources beats Natural Resource Partners on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.