Ero Copper (ERO) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MP or ERO?

52.5% of MP Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Ero Copper shares are held by institutional investors. 12.6% of MP Materials shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MP or ERO?

MP Materials received 46 more outperform votes than Ero Copper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.54% of users gave MP Materials an outperform vote while only 35.71% of users gave Ero Copper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MP Materials	Outperform Votes 61 63.54%	Underperform Votes 35 36.46%
Ero Copper	Outperform Votes 15 35.71%	Underperform Votes 27 64.29%

Is MP or ERO 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
MP Materials	-32.09%	-8.44%	-3.98%
Ero Copper	3.67%	11.30%	5.62%

Does the media favor MP or ERO?

In the previous week, MP Materials had 6 more articles in the media than Ero Copper. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for MP Materials and 27 mentions for Ero Copper. Ero Copper's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat MP Materials' score of 0.68 indicating that Ero Copper 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ero Copper	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, MP or ERO?

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MP or ERO?

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
MP Materials	$203.86M	21.03	$24.31M	-$0.59	-44.47
Ero Copper	$470.26M	2.41	$92.80M	-$0.67	-16.31

Do analysts rate MP or ERO?

MP Materials presently has a consensus target price of $23.61, indicating a potential downside of 10.00%. Ero Copper has a consensus target price of $26.33, indicating a potential upside of 141.04%. Given Ero Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ero Copper 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
Ero Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10

Summary

Ero Copper beats MP Materials on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.