How to buy Ramaco Resources stock | $3.37

Ramaco Resources, Inc is a coking coal business based in the US. Ramaco Resources shares (METC) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Ramaco Resources employs 395 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$185.3 million.

How to buy shares in Ramaco Resources

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Ramaco Resources. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: METC. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Ramaco Resources reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$3.37, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Ramaco Resources, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Ramaco Resources. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Ramaco Resources share price

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Ramaco Resources shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-21.

Latest market close	USD$3.37
52-week range	USD$1.75 - USD$3.98
50-day moving average	USD$3.2131
200-day moving average	USD$2.6496
Wall St. target price	USD$4.87
PE ratio	12.7931
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.289

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Ramaco Resources price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $3.37 from 2020-12-09

1 week (2021-01-08)	5.97%
1 month (2020-12-16)	6.31%
3 months (2020-10-16)	7.67%
6 months (2020-07-16)	42.19%

1 year (2020-01-16)	-10.37%
2 years (2019-01-16)	-40.67%
3 years (2018-01-16)	7.28
5 years (2016-01-12)	N/A

Is Ramaco Resources under- or over-valued?

Valuing Ramaco Resources stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Ramaco Resources's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Ramaco Resources's P/E ratio

Ramaco Resources's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 13x. In other words, Ramaco Resources shares trade at around 13x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Ramaco Resources's EBITDA

Ramaco Resources's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$26.7 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Ramaco Resources's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Ramaco Resources financials

Revenue TTM	USD$185.3 million
Operating margin TTM	2.83%
Gross profit TTM	USD$67.7 million
Return on assets TTM	1.42%
Return on equity TTM	7.15%
Profit margin	6.5%
Book value	$4.142
Market capitalisation	USD$131.7 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Ramaco Resources shares

There are currently 211,553 Ramaco Resources shares held short by investors – that's known as Ramaco Resources's "short interest". This figure is 8.8% down from 231,927 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Ramaco Resources shares can be evaluated.

Ramaco Resources's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Ramaco Resources's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Ramaco Resources shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Ramaco Resources shares traded daily (recently around 98856.542056075). Ramaco Resources's SIR currently stands at 2.14. In other words for every 100,000 Ramaco Resources shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2140 shares are currently held short.

However Ramaco Resources's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Ramaco Resources shares, or, against the total number of tradable Ramaco Resources shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Ramaco Resources's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Ramaco Resources shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0217% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Ramaco Resources shares, roughly 22 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Ramaco Resources.

Find out more about how you can short Ramaco Resources stock.

Ramaco Resources share dividends

We're not expecting Ramaco Resources to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Ramaco Resources share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Ramaco Resources's shares have ranged in value from as little as $1.75 up to $3.98. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Ramaco Resources's is 1.0205. This would suggest that Ramaco Resources's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Ramaco Resources overview

Ramaco Resources, Inc. produces and sells metallurgical coal The company's development portfolio includes the Elk Creek project consisting of approximately 20,552 acres of controlled mineral and 24 seams located in southern West Virginia; the Berwind coal property comprising approximately 31,200 acres of controlled mineral and an area of Squire Jim seam coal deposits, which is situated on the border of West Virginia and Virginia; the Knox Creek property consisting of approximately 61,343 acres of controlled mineral that is located in Virginia; and the RAM Mine property comprising approximately 1,567 acres of controlled mineral, which is situated in southwestern Pennsylvania. The company serves blast furnace steel mills and coke plants in the United States, as well as international metallurgical coal consumers. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Ramaco Resources is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 15.118% of Ramaco Resources shares are held by insiders and 70.856% by institutions.

• How many people work for Ramaco Resources?

  Latest data suggests 395 work at Ramaco Resources.

• When does the fiscal year end for Ramaco Resources?

  Ramaco Resources's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Ramaco Resources based?

  Ramaco Resources's address is: 250 West Main Street, Lexington, KY, United States, 40507

• What is Ramaco Resources's ISIN number?

  Ramaco Resources's international securities identification number is: US75134P3038

• What is Ramaco Resources's CUSIP number?

  Ramaco Resources's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 75134P303