** Shares of coal miner Ramaco Resources METC.O rise nearly 5% to about $17.7 in after-market trading
** METC approves initiation of 24-month share repurchase program of up to $100 million in Class A common stock
** The board authorizes METC to enter into written trading plans under Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repurchase shares
** Six of nine brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, two "hold" and one "sell"; their median PT is $42, according to data compiled by LSEG
** As of Tuesday's close, shares up 77.4% YTD
(Reporting by Megavarshini G. Somasundaram in Bengaluru)
((Megavarshini.SomasundaramGnanasundari@thomsonreuters.com))