With Ramaco Resources Stock Sliding, Have You Assessed The Risk?
Ramaco Resources (METC) stock is down 13.3% in a day. The recent slide reflects new ‘Sell’ ratings by Goldman Sachs over its Brook Mine’s costs and scandium demand, but sharp drops like this often raise a tougher question: is the weakness temporary, or a sign of deeper cracks in the story?
Before judging its downturn reslience, let’s look at where Ramaco Resources stands today.
- Size: Ramaco Resources is a $1.1 Bil company with $580 Mil in revenue currently trading at $17.35.
- Fundamentals: Last 12 month revenue growth of -17.0% and operating margin of -5.9%.
- Liquidity: Has Debt to Equity ratio of 0.13 and Cash to Assets ratio of 0.23
- Valuation: Ramaco Resources stock is currently trading at P/E multiple of -32.2 and P/EBIT multiple of -37.3
These metrics point to a Weak operational performance, alongside Low valuation – making the stock Fairly Priced. For details, see Buy or Sell METC Stock
That brings us to the key consideration for investors worried about this fall: how resilient is METC stock if markets turn south? This is where our downturn resilience framework comes in. Suppose METC stock falls another 20-30% to $12 – can investors comfortably hold on? Turns out, the stock has fared worse than the S&P 500 index during various economic downturns, based on (a) how much the stock fell and, (b) how quickly it recovered. Below, we dive deeper into each such downturn.
2022 Inflation Shock
- METC stock fell 58.3% from a high of $18.59 on 29 October 2021 to $7.75 on 25 August 2023 vs. a peak-to-trough decline of 25.4% for the S&P 500.
- However, the stock fully recovered to its pre-Crisis peak by 3 January 2024
- Since then, the stock increased to a high of $54.55 on 14 October 2025 , and currently trades at $17.35
| METC | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|
| % Change from Pre-Recession Peak | -58.3% | -25.4% |
| Time to Full Recovery | 131 days | 464 days |
2020 Covid Pandemic
- METC stock fell 47.9% from a high of $3.76 on 2 January 2020 to $1.96 on 13 May 2020 vs. a peak-to-trough decline of 33.9% for the S&P 500.
- However, the stock fully recovered to its pre-Crisis peak by 12 February 2021
| METC | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|
| % Change from Pre-Recession Peak | -47.9% | -33.9% |
| Time to Full Recovery | 275 days | 148 days |
2018 Correction
- METC stock fell 77.1% from a high of $13.55 on 3 February 2017 to $3.10 on 17 December 2019 vs. a peak-to-trough decline of 19.8% for the S&P 500.
- However, the stock fully recovered to its pre-Crisis peak by 1 October 2021
| METC | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|
| % Change from Pre-Recession Peak | -77.1% | -19.8% |
| Time to Full Recovery | 654 days | 120 days |
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