Ramaco Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:METC) Receives $31.93 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Ramaco Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:METC) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the nine ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $31.9286.

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on METC shares. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Ramaco Resources from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and cut their price target for the company from $33.00 to $30.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on shares of Ramaco Resources from $16.00 to $14.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Morgan Stanley began coverage on shares of Ramaco Resources in a report on Friday, December 5th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $17.50 target price for the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Ramaco Resources in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Ramaco Resources from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd.

Key Stories Impacting Ramaco Resources

Here are the key news stories impacting Ramaco Resources this week:

• Positive Sentiment: The concentrated deadline (March 31) can accelerate consolidation of claims and, if resolved by settlement, could remove a longer period of uncertainty for investors — a potential path to remove overhang. Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP notice
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple firms (Rosen, Faruqi, Pomerantz, Berger Montague, Bronstein, Gross, etc.) have issued investor alerts about the same Class Period and the lead‑plaintiff deadline — this increases publicity but is an early procedural stage; outcome and damages are uncertain. Rosen Law Firm notice
• Negative Sentiment: Several plaintiff firms have announced a filed class action alleging securities law violations for the July–Oct 2025 period; if certified and successful, this could lead to significant liability, management distraction, and higher legal expenses. Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman notice
• Negative Sentiment: High volume of solicitations from top plaintiff firms (Glancy, Rosen, Pomerantz, Faruqi, Berger Montague, etc.) raises the chance of multiple competing lead‑plaintiff motions and potentially larger aggregated claims. This litigation overhang typically weighs on sentiment and can increase share volatility. Business Wire / Rosen announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: Practical investor takeaway: watch SEC reports, the company’s filings and any Form 8-Ks for litigation updates; trading may remain choppy until lead‑plaintiff motions are resolved or substantive discovery begins. Faruqi & Faruqi notice

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ramaco Resources

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its stake in Ramaco Resources by 78,508.3% in the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 9,433 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $170,000 after acquiring an additional 9,421 shares during the last quarter. MidFirst Bank acquired a new position in Ramaco Resources during the fourth quarter worth about $54,000. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Ramaco Resources in the fourth quarter valued at about $682,000. VARCOV Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Ramaco Resources in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,048,000. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ramaco Resources in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,639,000. 74.49% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ramaco Resources Stock Performance

Shares of METC stock opened at $15.56 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $17.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.78. Ramaco Resources has a 1-year low of $6.30 and a 1-year high of $57.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.04 billion, a PE ratio of -15.72 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 5.46 and a quick ratio of 4.66.

Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ:METC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The energy company reported ($0.22) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.24) by $0.02. The company had revenue of $108.72 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $143.48 million. Ramaco Resources had a negative return on equity of 12.01% and a negative net margin of 9.59%.Ramaco Resources’s quarterly revenue was down 25.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.02 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Ramaco Resources will post 0.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ramaco Resources announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, December 23rd that permits the company to repurchase $100.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the energy company to reacquire up to 9.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

About Ramaco Resources

Ramaco Resources, Inc (NASDAQ:METC) is a U.S.-based producer of premium metallurgical coal and industrial minerals, focused on supplying the steel and allied industries. The company’s operations are centered in the Appalachian region of West Virginia, where it develops, mines and processes high-carbon coal products designed to meet the quality requirements of blast‐furnace and electric‐arc furnace steelmakers.

The firm’s flagship asset is the Elk Creek underground mine in Wyoming County, West Virginia, which began commercial production in 2019 and delivers a range of high‐grade metallurgical and anthracite coals.