METC NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Ramaco Resources Inc · Basic Materials · Coking Coal

Latest close 10.35 USD
-11.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -32.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -11.2%, after a -10.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 39/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 40/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 0d.

Setup score 17 out of 100
Latest Close 10.35 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -11.2% latest completed week
4W Return -10.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return -30.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 32.7% 17 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -32.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 0.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -11.2%, after a -10.9% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.0x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.0312-week average 0.04

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.03Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -10.9% over four weeks, -30.0% over 12 weeks, and -54.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-11.2%
4W-10.9%
12W-30.0%
26W-62.7%
52W-54.1%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year17
Trend breadth32.7%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.55Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-429.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-52.93Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-4.2%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 84%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength5/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Value32/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 69; rank 1 is best.
Quality2/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 99; rank 1 is best.
Momentum5/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Growth15/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
334.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
2.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
1.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-12.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
3.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-9.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-16.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-88.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-28.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-27.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
48.2x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

METC shows bullish options pressure with a 39/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.52, expected move of 22.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction39/100
Expected move22.9%
Put/call volume0.52
Pressure40
Speculation40
Volatility96
Trend agreement14
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Insider activity2 / 3

2 acquisitions and 3 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment40/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 60 relevant articles.

8 positive · 24 neutral · 28 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings0dNext report is scheduled for 30 Jul 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move22.9%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-82.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.8%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+15.7%Week of 27 Mar.
Worst week-29.6%Week of 30 Jan.
Latest week-11.2%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses2
Sharp losses13
Recent vol6.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol13.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew9.9% / -10.4%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202610.35 USD-11.2%15.37 USD14.11 USD-0.55-52.937.0MOff
17 Jul 202611.66 USD2.2%15.62 USD14.09 USD-0.41-48.586.6MOff
10 Jul 202611.40 USD-4.8%15.72 USD14.07 USD-0.39-52.457.1MOff
3 Jul 202611.98 USD3.1%15.86 USD14.04 USD-0.15-49.586.5MOff
26 Jun 202611.62 USD-10.2%16.05 USD14.01 USD0.17-50.819.0MOff
19 Jun 202612.94 USD-8.3%16.18 USD13.98 USD0.25-47.855.3MOff
12 Jun 202614.11 USD-9.8%16.29 USD13.94 USD0.24-41.718.0MOff
5 Jun 202615.65 USD0.3%16.54 USD13.90 USD0.14-33.938.2MOff
29 May 202615.61 USD12.1%16.84 USD13.85 USD-0.22-36.926.1MOff
22 May 202613.92 USD-4.0%17.33 USD13.79 USD-0.58-42.006.4MOff
15 May 202614.51 USD-2.1%18.03 USD13.74 USD-0.76-38.7311.8MOff
8 May 202614.81 USD0.1%19.07 USD13.70 USD-0.98-37.515.0MOff
1 May 202614.79 USD7.3%20.15 USD13.65 USD-0.97-34.025.7MOff
24 Apr 202613.79 USD1.2%20.92 USD13.61 USD-0.78-37.437.9MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.