TMC the metals (TMC) Competitors

MP Materials (NYSE:MP) and TMC the metals (NASDAQ:TMC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has better 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MP Materials	$203.86M	19.64	$24.31M	-$0.59	-41.53
TMC the metals	N/A	N/A	-$73.78M	-$0.25	-12.56

Does the media refer more to MP or TMC?

In the previous week, TMC the metals had 2 more articles in the media than MP Materials. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for TMC the metals and 14 mentions for MP Materials. MP Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.20 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	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 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)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & 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 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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. 12.6% of MP Materials shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.0% of TMC the metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate MP or TMC?

MP Materials currently has a consensus price target of $23.61, indicating a potential downside of 3.63%. TMC the metals has a consensus price target of $3.88, indicating a potential upside of 23.41%. Given TMC the metals' higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	2.56
TMC the metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MP or TMC?

MP Materials received 58 more outperform votes than TMC the metals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.54% of users gave MP Materials an outperform vote while only 27.27% of users gave TMC the metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MP Materials	Outperform Votes 61 63.54%	Underperform Votes 35 36.46%
TMC the metals	Outperform Votes 3 27.27%	Underperform Votes 8 72.73%

Summary

MP Materials beats TMC the metals on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.