MP Materials (MP) Competitors $63.61 +0.58 (+0.92%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$63.63 +0.02 (+0.03%) As of 09/12/2025 08:00 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 MP vs. CCJ, TECK, SQM, HBM, NGD, NXE, KNF, LEU, TTAM, and AUGOShould you be buying MP Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MP Materials include Cameco (CCJ), Teck Resources (TECK), Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), HudBay Minerals (HBM), New Gold (NGD), NexGen Energy (NXE), Knife River (KNF), Centrus Energy (LEU), Titan America (TTAM), and Aura Minerals (AUGO). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. MP Materials vs. Its Competitors Cameco Teck Resources Sociedad Quimica y Minera HudBay Minerals New Gold NexGen Energy Knife River Centrus Energy Titan America Aura Minerals Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) and MP Materials (NYSE:MP) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation. Does the media refer more to CCJ or MP? In the previous week, Cameco had 17 more articles in the media than MP Materials. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Cameco and 16 mentions for MP Materials. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat MP Materials' score of 1.03 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cameco 21 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MP Materials 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate CCJ or MP? Cameco presently has a consensus price target of $89.55, indicating a potential upside of 14.69%. MP Materials has a consensus price target of $66.88, indicating a potential upside of 5.14%. Given Cameco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cameco is more favorable than MP Materials.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cameco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.13MP Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Which has more volatility & risk, CCJ or MP? Cameco has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MP Materials has a beta of 2.32, indicating that its share price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CCJ or MP more profitable? Cameco has a net margin of 14.97% compared to MP Materials' net margin of -41.87%. Cameco's return on equity of 8.21% beat MP Materials' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cameco14.97% 8.21% 5.55% MP Materials -41.87%-9.34%-4.17% Do institutionals and insiders believe in CCJ or MP? 70.2% of Cameco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of MP Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cameco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of MP Materials shares are owned 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. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CCJ or MP? Cameco has higher revenue and earnings than MP Materials. MP Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cameco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCameco$2.29B14.85$125.42M$0.8789.74MP Materials$242.12M46.53-$65.42M-$0.63-100.96 SummaryCameco beats MP Materials on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MP Materials News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MP 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 NYSE 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 MP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMP MaterialsMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.16B$6.56B$3.63B$21.58BDividend YieldN/A1.94%5.05%3.48%P/E Ratio-100.9618.87158.9629.75Price / Sales46.53585.3516,238.0686.27Price / CashN/A89.6025.6925.00Price / Book9.859.576.814.58Net Income-$65.42M$279.20M$149.32M$999.94M7 Day Performance1.04%2.00%2.16%0.68%1 Month Performance-15.61%6.74%10.01%3.10%1 Year Performance360.92%59.20%44.76%14.39% MP Materials Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MPMP Materials2.0486 of 5 stars$63.61+0.9%$66.88+5.1%+361.4%$11.16B$242.12M-100.96490CCJCameco4.3529 of 5 stars$76.98+1.5%$83.32+8.2%+91.8%$33.61B$2.29B88.732,884News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeTECKTeck Resources4.8537 of 5 stars$35.19+2.6%$56.88+61.6%-9.4%$16.91B$6.48B92.637,200Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSQMSociedad Quimica y Minera3.4404 of 5 stars$45.51-0.8%$45.08-0.9%+9.7%$12.95B$4.53B27.148,344HBMHudBay Minerals3.6723 of 5 stars$13.19+3.7%N/A+88.1%$5.22B$2.02B18.082,803Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeNGDNew Gold2.7584 of 5 stars$6.52+3.4%$4.38-32.7%+125.6%$5.14B$1.03B49.971,570Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNXENexGen Energy0.287 of 5 stars$7.95+1.9%N/A+30.5%$4.55BN/A-31.8660Positive NewsKNFKnife River3.9377 of 5 stars$79.83-0.7%$114.33+43.2%-4.9%$4.52B$2.90B29.694,761Positive NewsLEUCentrus Energy1.7951 of 5 stars$205.08-0.2%$202.09-1.5%+463.8%$3.74B$436.90M46.57280Positive NewsTTAMTitan America0.9118 of 5 stars$15.59+0.6%$17.07+9.5%N/A$2.87B$1.63B0.002,742Positive NewsAUGOAura MineralsN/A$31.63-0.9%N/AN/A$2.61B$594.16M-38.571,394 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CCJ Alternatives TECK Alternatives SQM Alternatives HBM Alternatives NGD Alternatives NXE Alternatives KNF Alternatives LEU Alternatives TTAM Alternatives AUGO 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 (NYSE:MP) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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