State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D Has $2.59 Million Holdings in MP Materials Corp. $MP

Key Points

• State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D increased its MP Materials stake by 16.1% in Q4 to 51,277 shares, valued at $2.59 million.
• Institutional investors control 52.55% of the stock with large positions from Hancock Prospecting (~14.86M shares) and Vanguard (~14.48M shares), while insiders have sold 346,000 shares (~$21.97M) in the past three months.
• Analysts' consensus is a Buy with a $79.08 price target, but ratings are mixed and the stock faces risks from a recent revenue miss, negative margins, and pronounced volatility despite a roughly 30% one‑month rally.

State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D grew its position in MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP - Free Report) by 16.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 51,277 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 7,120 shares during the period. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D's holdings in MP Materials were worth $2,591,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd increased its position in MP Materials by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd now owns 14,861,212 shares of the company's stock worth $996,741,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000,000 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in MP Materials by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,479,787 shares of the company's stock worth $731,519,000 after purchasing an additional 459,213 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in MP Materials by 76.3% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,921,542 shares of the company's stock worth $97,200,000 after purchasing an additional 1,264,243 shares during the last quarter. Reaves W H & Co. Inc. increased its position in MP Materials by 168.4% in the 3rd quarter. Reaves W H & Co. Inc. now owns 2,589,908 shares of the company's stock worth $173,705,000 after purchasing an additional 1,624,908 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its position in MP Materials by 20.8% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,119,058 shares of the company's stock worth $75,055,000 after purchasing an additional 192,870 shares during the last quarter. 52.55% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MP has been the topic of several research reports. Wall Street Zen raised MP Materials from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, March 8th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of MP Materials in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on MP Materials from $71.00 to $62.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. TD Securities raised MP Materials to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, DA Davidson reissued a "buy" rating and set a $82.00 price objective on shares of MP Materials in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $79.08.

Trending Headlines about MP Materials

Here are the key news stories impacting MP Materials this week:

• Positive Sentiment: The U.S. Department of Defense has deepened support for MP via direct equity ownership, long-term pricing support for key rare-earth products, and funding tied to a $1.25B Texas magnet facility — reinforcing MP’s role in domestic supply security and justifying the stock’s rally. Will Pentagon Backing and Cramer Spotlight Change MP Materials' (MP) Strategic Narrative?
• Positive Sentiment: Ongoing visibility from industry events — MP executives are speaking at the Dallas “Made in North Texas” event alongside defense and industrial leaders — boosting awareness among corporate partners and regional stakeholders. DBJ's Made in North Texas event returns with execs from Lockheed, MP Materials on panels
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary notes MP’s strong run (roughly +30% over the past month) and asks whether buying now is sensible — highlighting momentum but warning of pronounced share-price volatility. Useful for timing decisions rather than fundamentals. MP Materials Is Up 30% in a Month. Is It Too Late to Buy the Only U.S. Mine-to-Magnet Stock?
• Neutral Sentiment: MSN/Market commentary echoes the same late‑cycle momentum framing — helpful for retail/investor sentiment but not new company-specific fundamentals. MP Materials is up 30% in a month. Is it too late to buy the only US mine-to-magnet stock?
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry supply-side moves: a new rare-earth IPO (Rare Earth Americas) and M&A approvals among peers (Critical Metals’ Greenland deal) expand the investor universe for critical-metals exposure — could dilute exclusive narratives around MP but also validate sector demand. There’s a New Rare-Earth Stock. Here’s What Makes It Stand Out. Critical Metals Granted Approval for 70% Acquisition of 60° North ApS
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst notes and pre-earnings writeups flag rising revenues and strong production but also higher costs, a revenue miss last quarter versus expectations, negative net margin and premium valuation — risks that could amplify downside on any disappointing Q1 results. Should You Buy, Sell or Hold MP Stock Before Q1 Earnings Release?

MP Materials Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE MP opened at $72.71 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 6.67 and a current ratio of 7.24. The firm has a market cap of $12.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -139.83 and a beta of 1.90. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $58.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is $59.73. MP Materials Corp. has a 52 week low of $18.64 and a 52 week high of $100.25.

MP Materials (NYSE:MP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $52.69 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $76.06 million. MP Materials had a negative return on equity of 4.28% and a negative net margin of 38.26%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.12) EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that MP Materials Corp. will post 0.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at MP Materials

In other news, CFO Ryan Corbett sold 46,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total transaction of $2,760,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 129,017 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,741,020. This represents a 26.28% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO James H. Litinsky sold 259,179 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.03, for a total value of $16,595,231.37. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 12,505,965 shares in the company, valued at approximately $800,756,938.95. This represents a 2.03% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 346,000 shares of company stock worth $21,969,816. 8.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

MP Materials Profile

MP Materials Corporation operates as a vertically integrated producer of rare earth materials in North America. The company owns and manages the Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine and Processing Facility in California, the only commercially viable rare earth mining and processing site in the United States. MP Materials extracts, separates and refines critical rare earth elements—such as neodymium, praseodymium, and cerium—which are essential inputs for permanent magnets used in electric vehicles, wind turbines, and various defense applications.

The Mountain Pass mine first began commercial rare earth production in the 1950s and was later operated by Molycorp until its bankruptcy in 2015.

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