TMC the metals (TMC) Competitors $7.79 -0.31 (-3.83%) Closing price 07/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.82 +0.03 (+0.39%) As of 07/25/2025 07:59 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, KNF, NXE, HBM, LEU, NGD, TTAM, AESI, ERO, and IPXShould you be buying TMC the metals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TMC the metals include MP Materials (MP), Knife River (KNF), NexGen Energy (NXE), HudBay Minerals (HBM), Centrus Energy (LEU), New Gold (NGD), Titan America (TTAM), Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), Ero Copper (ERO), and IperionX (IPX). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. TMC the metals vs. Its Competitors MP Materials Knife River NexGen Energy HudBay Minerals Centrus Energy New Gold Titan America Atlas Energy Solutions Ero Copper IperionX MP Materials (NYSE:MP) and TMC the metals (NASDAQ:TMC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings. Does the media favor MP or TMC? In the previous week, MP Materials had 28 more articles in the media than TMC the metals. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for MP Materials and 6 mentions for TMC the metals. TMC the metals' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat MP Materials' score of 0.86 indicating that TMC the metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MP Materials 17 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive TMC the metals 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$215.98M47.03-$65.42M-$0.65-95.60TMC the metalsN/AN/A-$81.94M-$0.23-33.87 Is MP or TMC more profitable? TMC the metals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to MP Materials' net margin of -48.41%. TMC the metals' return on equity of 0.00% beat MP Materials' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MP Materials-48.41% -9.77% -4.45% TMC the metals N/A N/A -124.02% Which has more risk & volatility, MP or TMC? MP Materials has a beta of 2.26, meaning that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TMC the metals has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in MP or TMC? 52.5% of MP Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.4% of TMC the metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of MP Materials shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.5% of TMC the metals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate MP or TMC? MP Materials currently has a consensus price target of $46.11, indicating a potential downside of 25.79%. TMC the metals has a consensus price target of $6.75, indicating a potential downside of 13.35%. Given TMC the metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TMC the metals is more favorable than MP Materials.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) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryTMC the metals beats MP Materials on 8 of the 15 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 TMC 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 metalsMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.93B$6.37B$3.28B$9.50BDividend YieldN/A1.95%5.15%4.01%P/E Ratio-33.8729.52114.1620.08Price / SalesN/A489.1230,067,542,409,914,400.0089.23Price / CashN/A28.3623.9258.56Price / Book-155.807.966.085.88Net Income-$81.94M$278.61M$147.72M$258.72M7 Day Performance1.96%2.01%1.93%3.72%1 Month Performance8.50%13.72%6.37%11.73%1 Year Performance571.55%41.10%30.48%18.02% TMC the metals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TMCTMC the metals1.2178 of 5 stars$7.79-3.8%$6.75-13.4%+554.6%$2.93BN/A-33.8730Gap UpMPMP Materials1.7625 of 5 stars$58.99-6.7%$42.67-27.7%+350.6%$9.64B$203.85M-90.75490Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeKNFKnife River3.1476 of 5 stars$80.99+0.5%$117.17+44.7%+6.6%$4.59B$2.90B25.554,761News CoverageNXENexGen Energy0.0678 of 5 stars$6.87-1.1%N/A+17.7%$3.92BN/A-42.9060News CoveragePositive NewsHBMHudBay Minerals3.3773 of 5 stars$9.81+0.5%N/A+23.8%$3.88B$2.09B25.802,803Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionLEUCentrus Energy2.0878 of 5 stars$224.00-10.2%$178.64-20.3%+476.6%$3.82B$471.40M50.79280Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNGDNew Gold1.8011 of 5 stars$4.49+4.4%$4.38-2.4%+113.0%$3.55B$941.50M34.541,570Analyst RevisionTTAMTitan AmericaN/A$14.07+0.2%$17.29+22.9%N/A$2.59B$1.63B0.002,742News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeAESIAtlas Energy Solutions3.9956 of 5 stars$13.22-1.5%$19.11+44.6%-32.9%$1.63B$1.06B42.641,143Positive NewsEROEro Copper4.1085 of 5 stars$14.46+1.7%$23.50+62.6%-25.5%$1.50B$470.26M85.033,374News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeIPXIperionX0.7671 of 5 stars$33.45-4.9%$28.00-16.3%+173.7%$1.07BN/A0.00N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MP Materials Alternatives Knife River Alternatives NexGen Energy Alternatives HudBay Minerals Alternatives Centrus Energy Alternatives New Gold Alternatives Titan America Alternatives Atlas Energy Solutions Alternatives Ero Copper Alternatives IperionX 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 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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