Reviewing Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ:METC) & Pine Valley Mining (OTCMKTS:PVMCF)

Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ:METC) and Pine Valley Mining (OTCMKTS:PVMCF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Ramaco Resources and Pine Valley Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ramaco Resources	-5.67%	-8.26%	-4.56%
Pine Valley Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Ramaco Resources and Pine Valley Mining”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ramaco Resources	$579.50 million	1.83	$11.19 million	($0.67)	-24.04
Pine Valley Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.13)	-0.04

Ramaco Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Pine Valley Mining. Ramaco Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pine Valley Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Ramaco Resources and Pine Valley Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ramaco Resources	3	1	4	2	2.50
Pine Valley Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00

Ramaco Resources presently has a consensus target price of $37.33, suggesting a potential upside of 131.75%. Given Ramaco Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ramaco Resources is more favorable than Pine Valley Mining.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

74.5% of Ramaco Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.2% of Ramaco Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ramaco Resources beats Pine Valley Mining on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ramaco Resources

Ramaco Resources, Inc. engages in the development, operation, and sale of metallurgical coal. Its 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 64,050 acres is located in Virginia; the Maben property covering an area of approximately 28,000 acres situated in southwestern Pennsylvania southern West Virginia; and the Brook Mine property that covers an area of approximately 16,000 acres located in northeastern Wyoming. The company serves blast furnace steel mills and coke plants in the United States, as well as metallurgical coal consumers internationally. Ramaco Resources, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky.

About Pine Valley Mining

Pine Valley Mining Corporation engages in the acquisition, development, and mining of mineral resource properties. It owns and operates the Willow Creek Coal Mine, which produces pulverized coal injection and coking coal, located near Chetwynd, Canada. The company also has interests in Pine Pass, Crassier Creek, Falling Creek, Fisher Creek, and Indin Lake gold property. It has operations in Japan, Korea, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.