TMC the metals (TMC) Competitors $4.39 -0.08 (-1.79%) Closing price 05/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.37 -0.02 (-0.46%) As of 05/21/2025 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TMC vs. MP, HBM, NXE, NGD, TTAM, AESI, LEU, ERO, SGML, and MTALShould you be buying TMC the metals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TMC the metals include MP Materials (MP), Hudbay Minerals (HBM), NexGen Energy (NXE), New Gold (NGD), Titan America (TTAM), Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), Centrus Energy (LEU), Ero Copper (ERO), Sigma Lithium (SGML), and Metals Acquisition (MTAL). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. TMC the metals vs. MP Materials Hudbay Minerals NexGen Energy New Gold Titan America Atlas Energy Solutions Centrus Energy Ero Copper Sigma Lithium Metals Acquisition MP Materials (NYSE:MP) and TMC the metals (NASDAQ:TMC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and media sentiment. Is MP or TMC more profitable? TMC the metals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to MP Materials' net margin of -32.09%. MP Materials' return on equity of -8.44% beat TMC the metals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MP Materials-32.09% -8.44% -3.98% TMC the metals N/A -624.70%-155.10% Does the MarketBeat Community favor MP or TMC? MP Materials received 57 more outperform votes than TMC the metals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.24% of users gave MP Materials an outperform vote while only 30.77% of users gave TMC the metals an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMP MaterialsOutperform Votes6162.24% Underperform Votes3737.76% TMC the metalsOutperform Votes430.77% Underperform Votes969.23% Does the media favor MP or TMC? In the previous week, TMC the metals had 7 more articles in the media than MP Materials. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for TMC the metals and 8 mentions for MP Materials. MP Materials' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat TMC the metals' score of 0.19 indicating that MP Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MP Materials 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive TMC the metals 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe in MP or TMC? 52.5% of MP Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.4% of TMC the metals shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of MP Materials shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.0% of TMC the metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings & valuation, MP or TMC? MP Materials has higher revenue and earnings than TMC the metals. MP Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TMC the metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMP Materials$215.98M14.78$24.31M-$0.65-30.04TMC the metalsN/AN/A-$73.78M-$0.23-19.09 Which has more volatility and risk, MP or TMC? MP Materials has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TMC the metals has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer MP or TMC? MP Materials presently has a consensus price target of $23.61, suggesting a potential upside of 20.92%. TMC the metals has a consensus price target of $5.08, suggesting a potential upside of 15.79%. Given MP Materials' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe MP Materials is more favorable than TMC the metals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MP Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56TMC the metals 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 SummaryMP Materials beats TMC the metals on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get TMC the metals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TMC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart TMC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTMC the metalsMetal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.53B$6.92B$3.09B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A3.56%5.21%4.10%P/E Ratio-14.1613.7371.9119.71Price / SalesN/A95.2625,591,212,775,234,100.00117.39Price / CashN/A21.4824.3434.62Price / Book109.755.105.194.50Net Income-$73.78M$605.28M$156.48M$248.18M7 Day Performance46.82%2.57%1.66%1.14%1 Month Performance79.92%8.20%4.64%15.20%1 Year Performance209.15%8.52%15.14%6.56% TMC the metals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TMCTMC the metals1.6091 of 5 stars$4.39-1.8%$5.08+15.8%+209.2%$1.53BN/A-14.1630Analyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeHigh Trading VolumeMPMP Materials1.1248 of 5 stars$21.09-3.9%$23.61+11.9%+10.5%$3.45B$203.86M-35.75490Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeHBMHudbay Minerals3.0452 of 5 stars$8.33+8.0%$14.00+68.2%-18.2%$3.29B$2.02B46.252,500Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNXENexGen Energy0.4545 of 5 stars$5.71-0.4%N/A-32.1%$3.25BN/A38.0460Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionGap UpNGDNew Gold2.3541 of 5 stars$3.81-8.9%$4.04+6.1%+102.4%$3.02B$941.50M29.311,570Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTTAMTitan AmericaN/A$14.44+4.3%$17.29+19.7%N/A$2.66B$1.63B0.002,726Gap UpAESIAtlas Energy Solutions4.6115 of 5 stars$13.20+5.0%$20.81+57.7%-48.7%$1.61B$1.16B16.71490Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeLEUCentrus Energy2.6632 of 5 stars$94.71+1.2%$143.40+51.4%+93.2%$1.59B$471.40M21.48280Positive NewsGap UpEROEro Copper3.657 of 5 stars$13.64+1.7%$26.33+93.1%-41.9%$1.41B$489.55M80.212,460Positive NewsSGMLSigma Lithium2.6012 of 5 stars$7.44+2.6%$18.00+141.9%-68.2%$827.92M$208.75M-15.50250Positive NewsMTALMetals Acquisition3.0932 of 5 stars$9.84+2.4%$12.75+29.6%-26.2%$810.78M$340.74M0.002,021Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MP Materials Alternatives Hudbay Minerals Alternatives NexGen Energy Alternatives New Gold Alternatives Titan America Alternatives Atlas Energy Solutions Alternatives Centrus Energy Alternatives Ero Copper Alternatives Sigma Lithium Alternatives Metals Acquisition Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:TMC) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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