Ramaco Resources (METCB) Competitors

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

Which has better 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	$4.24B	0.49	$370.90M	$1.03	16.73
Ramaco Resources	$666.29M	1.15	-$25.41M	-$0.46	-30.09

Do analysts recommend BTU or METCB?

Peabody Energy presently has a consensus target price of $21.60, indicating a potential upside of 25.36%. Given Peabody Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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 refer more to BTU or METCB?

In the previous week, Ramaco Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Peabody Energy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Ramaco Resources and 7 mentions for Peabody Energy. Peabody Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Ramaco Resources' score of 0.34 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ramaco Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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 1.7%. Ramaco Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Peabody Energy pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ramaco Resources pays out -156.5% 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.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BTU or METCB?

87.4% of Peabody Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.6% of Ramaco Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Peabody Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, BTU or METCB?

Peabody Energy has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ramaco Resources has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BTU or METCB more profitable?

Peabody Energy has a net margin of 3.43% compared to Ramaco Resources' net margin of -3.17%. Peabody Energy's return on equity of 4.41% beat Ramaco Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Peabody Energy	3.43%	4.41%	2.79%
Ramaco Resources	-3.17%	-5.70%	-2.94%

Summary

Peabody Energy beats Ramaco Resources on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.