METC vs MP vs HNRG Stock Comparison

Ramaco Resources, MP Materials and Hallador Energy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MP MP Materials Corp. / DE
$41.65 -8.3% 1M -35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.06B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$305.38M
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
4 wins
HNRG Hallador Energy Co
$11.73 -16.7% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$526.48M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$452.10M
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

MP Materials leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (MP Materials 4, Hallador Energy 4, Ramaco Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMETCMPHNRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $454.70M $7.06B $526.48M MP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.4x -116.4x -577.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.7% +26.1% +7.9% MP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.0% -19.9% -0.2% HNRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.9% -2.9% — MP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 16.8x 98.0x 2.4x HNRG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -74.6% -35.2% -42.9% MP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.9%/yr +4.2%/yr +29.4%/yr HNRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.1% 70.1% 64.4% HNRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 31/100 36/100 METC

Percentile Scorecard

METCMPHNRG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMETCMPHNRG
Valuation 41 #14 of 23 27 #120 of 163 44 #14 of 24
Growth 10 #19 of 21 22 #116 of 148 18 #19 of 23
Profitability 59 #8 of 18 27 #90 of 123 46 #13 of 23
Financial Health 14 #19 of 22 49 #84 of 164 57 #11 of 24
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 10 – 17 #16 of 19
Overall 45 31 36
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • MP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • HNRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMETCMPHNRGSPY
1 month -12.3%-8.3%-16.7% +0.7%
3 months -24.8%0.0%-19.7% +3.7%
6 months -50.5%-36.9%-24.5% +7.1%
Year to date -59.2%-17.6%-38.4% +12.8%
1 year -74.6%-35.2%-42.9% +11.9%
3 years -38.6%+151.2%-16.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -15.0%+36.0%-6.0% +22.8%
5 years -60.5%+23.0%+263.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -16.9%+4.2%+29.4% +10.9%
10 years ——+30.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+2.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMETCMPHNRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.1%70.1%64.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 88.1%68.7%65.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.362.561.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.90-0.50-0.67 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-82.0%-71.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.8%-42.7%-50.7% -1.2%
52-week high $30.36$72.65$23.81 $779.14
52-week low $6.91$37.45$10.99 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMETCMPHNRG
P/E now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 27.1x -122.6xmedian 13.2x -606.2xmedian 24.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 7.3x 24.3xmedian 3.1x 1.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 62.9xmedian 29.1x -1,305xmedian 7.2x 98.3xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 10.3x -14.7xmedian 15.2x -11.0xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x 2.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 50.94 3.73median 0.30 23.14median 0.62

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMETCMPHNRG
Revenue $515.42M $305.38M $452.10M
Gross profit $69.82M $65.31M –
Operating income -$72.64M -$126.87M $16.94M
Net income -$61.75M -$60.62M -$912.00K
Free cash flow -$114.19M -$504.58M -$50.46M
R&D – – $468.00K
EPS (diluted) $-0.96 $-0.34 $-0.02
Cash & equivalents $282.54M $429.08M $28.98M
Total debt $452.81M $934.58M $158.45M
Shares (diluted) 64.59M 178.41M 47.13M
Enterprise value -$817.23M $5.61B $437.99M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMETCMPHNRG
P/E -7.7x -122.6x -606.2x
P/FCF -4.1x -14.7x -11.0x
P/Operating cash flow -11.0x -88.3x 19.8x
P/S 0.9x 24.3x 1.2x
P/B 1.2x 3.8x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 3.8x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 62.9x -1,305x 98.3x
EV/EBIT -8.8x -54.4x 33.5x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 22.6x 1.3x
EV/FCF -5.6x -13.7x -11.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -15.1x -82.2x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 3.73 23.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMETCMPHNRG
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.7% 26.1% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -6.8% -8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -34.6% 139.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -38.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -305.3% 21.8% 109.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.1% -41.7% -43.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -211.7% 40.2% 99.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -41.5% -32.9% -26.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -152.3% 45.1% 99.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -38.3% -32.9% -26.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -156.4% -94.3% -63.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% -34.7% -34.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -772.6% -164.5% -295.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -131.8% -51.5% -50.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMETCMPHNRG
Gross margin 13.5% 21.4% –
EBITDA margin 2.0% -1.7% 1.3%
Operating margin -14.1% -41.5% 3.7%
Pretax margin -14.8% -29.8% -0.2%
Net margin -12.0% -19.9% -0.2%
FCF margin -22.2% -165.2% -11.2%
Operating cash flow margin -8.2% -27.5% 6.2%
Return on equity -15.2% -3.1% 0.5%
Return on assets -5.8% -1.6% 0.2%
Return on invested capital -6.9% -2.9% –
Return on capital employed -7.7% -3.5% 6.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.4x -30.7x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 13.6% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMETCMPHNRG
Debt / assets 44.2% 25.1% 9.2%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 16.8x 98.0x 2.4x
Debt / FCF -4.0x -1.9x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 63.3% 47.5% 59.3%
Equity / assets 36.7% 52.5% 40.7%
Interest coverage -185.8x -3.3x 1.0x
Current ratio 4.2x 9.5x 0.7x
Quick ratio 3.2x 8.4x 0.2x
Cash ratio 2.6x 7.9x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.07 3.06 1.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMETCMPHNRG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 14.2% – -9.8%
Shareholder yield 14.2% – -9.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMETCMPHNRG
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.91FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $-0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -136.5%FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $535.87MFY2026 $421.40MFY2026 $474.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.3% +76.7% +7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMETCMPHNRG
Held by institutions 70.2% 82.4% 76.3%
Institutions holding 201 756 172
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.7% +11.3% +5.2%
Institutions buying 107 417 87
Institutions selling 48 206 52
Buyers to sellers 2.23 2.02 1.67

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

METCMPHNRG
METC 1.00 0.48 0.30
MP 0.48 1.00 0.32
HNRG 0.30 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, METC, MP and HNRG?

MP Materials (MP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ramaco Resources (METC) $454.70M, MP Materials (MP) $7.06B, Hallador Energy (HNRG) $526.48M.

Which company is growing faster?

MP Materials (MP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ramaco Resources (METC) -17.7%, MP Materials (MP) +26.1%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hallador Energy (HNRG) has the highest net margin (Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.0%, MP Materials (MP) -19.9%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -0.2%). On return on invested capital, MP Materials (MP) leads (Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.9%, MP Materials (MP) -2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MP Materials (MP) returned the most: Ramaco Resources (METC) -74.6%, MP Materials (MP) -35.2%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -42.9%. Over five years, Hallador Energy (HNRG) compounded fastest (Ramaco Resources (METC) -16.9%/yr, MP Materials (MP) +4.2%/yr, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +29.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hallador Energy (HNRG) has been the steadiest (Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.1%, MP Materials (MP) 70.1%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 64.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, METC, MP and HNRG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, MP Materials (MP) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.