Ramaco Resources, Inc. (METC)Basic Materials | Coking Coal | Lexington, United States | NasdaqGS
13.30 USD
-0.61
(-4.385%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 13.47 +0.17 (1.278%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:44 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:32 a.m. EDT
The long-term investment case is severely compromised by deteriorating fundamentals. Despite a headline-grabbing 106% price surge last year, the company is currently generating negative free cash flow and reporting significant losses, with revenue shrinking by over 5%. The balance sheet is fragile, carrying debt that exceeds equity, which makes the business highly sensitive to commodity price swings. While the stock trades at a low multiple relative to its inflated historical highs, this reflects the market's recognition of these structural issues rather than a hidden bargain. The recent price recovery appears to be a speculative rebound off lows rather than a correction of value, given the ongoing operational bleed. In the short term, the setup is ambiguous. The stock has recently rallied off its lows, yet it remains well below its 200-day moving average, indicating the broader trend is still downward. The options market confirms this confusion, with traders betting on a binary event (like earnings) rather than a smooth path higher. The statistical forecast offers no guidance, showing a negligible lean with low confidence. Without a clear turnaround in operations or a resolution to the cash burn, there is no compelling edge to enter a position now. The dividend is effectively a non-factor. At a yield of roughly 1.7%, it fails to provide meaningful income protection against inflation and is paid out of thin air given the negative operating cash flow. It is a classic 'value trap' scenario where the low price and small payout mask the reality of a struggling coking coal producer. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.094267 |
| AutoETS | 0.096428 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.110399 |
| AutoTheta | 0.112181 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 31% |
| H-stat | 4.33 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.170 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.80 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2025-05-29 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2024-08-29 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 124.557 |
| Revenue per Share | 7.981 |
| Market Cap | 843,063,616 |
| Forward P/E | 59.55 |
| Beta | 1.22 |
| Profit Margins | -11.98% |
| Website | https://ramacoresources.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:32 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for extreme volatility rather than a specific directional breakout. Call buyers have established massive walls of open interest at distant strikes ($20, $28, $30), while put buyers have concentrated heavy open interest just below the current price ($8, $9, $10). This distribution suggests a 'straddle' mentality where traders expect a sharp move in either direction, likely driven by earnings uncertainty or sector rotation, rather than a confident bet on a sustained trend.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-30 | 0.134747 | 1.132074 |
| 2024-05-31 | 0.134747 | 0.975264 |
| 2024-02-29 | 0.134747 | 0.784982 |
| 2023-11-30 | 0.122054 | 0.748505 |
| 2023-08-31 | 0.122054 | 1.594393 |
| 2023-05-31 | 0.122054 | 1.686915 |
| 2023-02-28 | 0.122054 | 1.256285 |
| 2022-11-30 | 0.110336 | 0.986895 |
| 2022-08-31 | 0.110336 | 1.072102 |
| 2022-05-31 | 0.110336 | 0.832716 |
| 2022-02-28 | 0.110336 | 0.769227 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.44744498 |
| Address1 | 250 West Main Street |
| Address2 | Suite 1900 |
| All Time High | 57.8 |
| All Time Low | 1.708751 |
| Ask | 17.04 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 9 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,004,130 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,834,160 |
| Average Volume | 1,834,160 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,004,130 |
| Beta | 1.22 |
| Bid | 10.09 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 5.937 |
| City | Lexington |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 13.3 |
| Current Ratio | 4.232 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 14.19 |
| Day Low | 13.29 |
| Debt To Equity | 124.557 |
| Display Name | Ramaco Resources |
| Dividend Date | 1,741,910,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.28 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.76 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,942,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,942,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,873,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,044,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,044,800 |
| Ebitda | -3,792,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.00736 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -271.347 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.996 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,028,946,560 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.9375 |
| Eps Forward | 0.22333 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.02 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,748,563,200 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 11.7044 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.5956001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.13632481 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -44.7445 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 57.8 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -44.5 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.7698962 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.56 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.74 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.55373824 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.56 - 57.8 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,486,132,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 41,742,423 |
| Forward Eps | 0.22333 |
| Forward P E | 59.553127 |
| Free Cashflow | -85,515,504 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 900 |
| Fullday Change | -0.61 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -4.38533 |
| Fullday Price | 13.47 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.14288999 |
| Gross Profits | 73,650,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.104949996 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.90659 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 63,388,239 |
| Industry | Coking Coal |
| Industry Disp | Coking Coal |
| Industry Key | coking-coal |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,724,976,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.134747 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,740,700,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 1,014:1000 |
| Long Business Summary | Ramaco Resources, Inc. engages in the development, operation, and sale of metallurgical coal. The company's development portfolio includes the Elk Creek project that covers an area of approximately 20,200 acres located in southern West Virginia; the Berwind property covering an area of approximately 62,500 acres situated on the border of West Virginia and Virginia; the Knox Creek property, which covers an area of approximately 88,850 acres is located in Virginia; the Maben property covering an area of approximately 28,000 acres located in southern West Virginia; and the Brook Mine property that covers an area of approximately 15,800 acres located in northeastern Wyoming. It serves blast furnace steel mills and coke plants in North America, as well as metallurgical coal consumers internationally. Ramaco Resources, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Lexington, Kentucky. |
| Long Name | Ramaco Resources, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 843,063,616 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_384479410 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -61,939,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 807,413,462 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 13.85 |
| Operating Cashflow | -42,240,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.12602 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 859 244 7455 |
| Post Market Change | 0.17000008 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.2781961 |
| Post Market Price | 13.47 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,960,651 |
| Previous Close | 13.91 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -14.1866665 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.2401888 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.6356987 |
| Profit Margins | -0.119799994 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.154 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.75 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.61 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -4.38533 |
| Regular Market Day High | 14.19 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 13.29 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 13.29 - 14.19 |
| Regular Market Open | 13.85 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 13.91 |
| Regular Market Price | 13.3 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,264,150 |
| Return On Assets | -0.053439997 |
| Return On Equity | -0.17069 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.053 |
| Revenue Per Share | 7.981 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 51,875,261 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.2175 |
| Shares Short | 13,788,257 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 12,658,994 |
| Short Name | Ramaco Resources, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.6668 |
| Short Ratio | 6.6 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | KY |
| Symbol | METC |
| Target High Price | 30.0 |
| Target Low Price | 11.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 18.875 |
| Target Median Price | 18.0 |
| Total Cash | 282,535,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.457 |
| Total Debt | 468,417,984 |
| Total Revenue | 515,415,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.02 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 15.36175 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.0617495 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.1342132 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,264,150 |
| Website | https://ramacoresources.com |
| Zip | 40,507 |