Head-To-Head Contrast: MP Materials (MP) vs. The Competition

MP Materials (NYSE:MP) is one of 1,984 public companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare MP Materials to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares MP Materials and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MP Materials	-19.85%	-1.21%	-0.62%
MP Materials Competitors	-1,168,050,136,845,918,000.00%	-50.94%	-2.11%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares MP Materials and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MP Materials	$224.44 million	-$85.87 million	-120.34
MP Materials Competitors	$4.78 billion	$279.56 million	-47.14

MP Materials’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than MP Materials. MP Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for MP Materials and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MP Materials	2	1	13	1	2.76
MP Materials Competitors	6390	22553	32226	1789	2.47

MP Materials presently has a consensus price target of $71.92, suggesting a potential upside of 75.78%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 27.83%. Given MP Materials’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe MP Materials is more favorable than its rivals.

Volatility & Risk

MP Materials has a beta of 1.98, indicating that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MP Materials’ rivals have a beta of 1.02, indicating that their average stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

52.5% of MP Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.9% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of MP Materials shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

MP Materials beats its rivals on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About MP Materials

MP Materials Corp., together with its subsidiaries, produces rare earth materials. The company owns and operates the Mountain Pass Rare Earth mine and processing facility in North America. It holds the mineral rights to the Mountain Pass mine and surrounding areas, as well as intellectual property rights related to the processing and development of rare earth minerals. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.