Ero Copper (ERO) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ERO or MP?

Ero Copper has higher revenue and earnings than MP Materials. MP Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ero Copper, 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
Ero Copper	$489.55M	2.86	$92.80M	$0.17	79.47
MP Materials	$215.98M	15.62	$24.31M	-$0.65	-31.75

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ERO or MP?

MP Materials received 42 more outperform votes than Ero Copper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.24% of users gave MP Materials an outperform vote while only 41.30% of users gave Ero Copper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ero Copper	Outperform Votes 19 41.30%	Underperform Votes 27 58.70%
MP Materials	Outperform Votes 61 62.24%	Underperform Votes 37 37.76%

Which has more risk & volatility, ERO or MP?

Ero Copper has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MP Materials has a beta of 2.24, suggesting that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ERO or MP?

Ero Copper currently has a consensus target price of $26.33, suggesting a potential upside of 94.92%. MP Materials has a consensus target price of $23.61, suggesting a potential upside of 14.39%. Given Ero Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than MP Materials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ero Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.08
MP Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Is ERO or MP more profitable?

Ero Copper has a net margin of 3.67% compared to MP Materials' net margin of -32.09%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 11.30% beat MP Materials' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ero Copper	3.67%	11.30%	5.62%
MP Materials	-32.09%	-8.44%	-3.98%

Does the media favor ERO or MP?

In the previous week, MP Materials had 11 more articles in the media than Ero Copper. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for MP Materials and 4 mentions for Ero Copper. Ero Copper's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat MP Materials' score of 0.78 indicating that Ero Copper is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ero Copper	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MP Materials	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ERO or MP?

71.3% of Ero Copper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of MP Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of MP Materials shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ero Copper beats MP Materials on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.