MP Materials (MP) Competitors $25.01 +0.67 (+2.75%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.12 +0.11 (+0.46%) As of 07:58 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. SQM, SUM, KNF, NXE, HBM, NGD, TTAM, AESI, ERO, and TMCShould you be buying MP Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MP Materials include Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM), Summit Materials (SUM), Knife River (KNF), NexGen Energy (NXE), Hudbay Minerals (HBM), New Gold (NGD), Titan America (TTAM), Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), Ero Copper (ERO), and TMC the metals (TMC). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. MP Materials vs. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile Summit Materials Knife River NexGen Energy Hudbay Minerals New Gold Titan America Atlas Energy Solutions Ero Copper TMC the metals MP Materials (NYSE:MP) and Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (NYSE:SQM) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and community ranking. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MP or SQM? Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile received 310 more outperform votes than MP Materials when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.89% of users gave MP Materials an outperform vote while only 56.04% of users gave Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMP MaterialsOutperform Votes6162.89% Underperform Votes3637.11% Sociedad Química y Minera de ChileOutperform Votes37156.04% Underperform Votes29143.96% Does the media refer more to MP or SQM? In the previous week, MP Materials had 8 more articles in the media than Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for MP Materials and 9 mentions for Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat MP Materials' score of 1.09 indicating that Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MP Materials 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in MP or SQM? 52.5% of MP Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.4% of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.6% of MP Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend MP or SQM? MP Materials presently has a consensus target price of $23.94, suggesting a potential downside of 4.23%. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has a consensus target price of $45.43, suggesting a potential upside of 33.50%. Given Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile 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) 2.56Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Which has higher earnings and valuation, MP or SQM? Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has higher revenue and earnings than MP Materials. MP Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMP Materials$203.86M20.05$24.31M-$0.59-42.38Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile$4.53B2.15$923.19M-$1.40-24.31 Which has more volatility & risk, MP or SQM? MP Materials has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its share price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MP or SQM more profitable? Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has a net margin of -6.74% compared to MP Materials' net margin of -32.09%. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's return on equity of 16.12% beat MP Materials' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MP Materials-32.09% -8.44% -3.98% Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile -6.74%16.12%7.15% SummaryMP Materials and Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile tied by winning 9 of the 18 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 MaterialsMetal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.09B$6.76B$3.01B$19.21BDividend YieldN/A3.64%5.18%4.00%P/E Ratio-42.3811.7575.2933.44Price / Sales20.05100.9024,272,056,611,914,900.0029.13Price / Cash38.0821.4824.3217.52Price / Book3.264.355.144.55Net Income$24.31M$605.28M$155.11M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.51%0.49%0.13%2.15%1 Month Performance-0.55%3.25%2.08%-2.08%1 Year Performance56.65%12.87%17.40%5.45% MP Materials Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MPMP Materials1.0094 of 5 stars$25.01+2.8%$23.94-4.3%+53.0%$4.09B$203.86M-42.39490Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpSQMSociedad Química y Minera de Chile1.9405 of 5 stars$34.77-2.9%$45.43+30.7%-25.8%$9.93B$4.53B-31.336,080Positive NewsGap UpSUMSummit Materials0.3146 of 5 stars$52.54+0.2%$50.67-3.6%+33.9%$9.23B$2.62B64.074,800High Trading VolumeKNFKnife River2.4591 of 5 stars$91.69-0.9%$110.40+20.4%+21.2%$5.19B$2.90B25.894,389Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpNXENexGen Energy0.677 of 5 stars$5.25+2.8%N/A-32.4%$2.99BN/A34.9760Upcoming EarningsOptions VolumePositive NewsHBMHudbay Minerals3.6493 of 5 stars$7.41-0.6%$14.00+89.1%-12.4%$2.92B$2.02B41.142,500Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpNGDNew Gold2.2921 of 5 stars$3.36-1.0%$3.85+14.8%N/A$2.66B$924.50M25.811,570Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsTTAMTitan AmericaN/A$13.01-0.5%$17.29+32.9%N/A$2.40B$1.63B0.002,726AESIAtlas Energy Solutions4.61 of 5 stars$14.38+0.9%$22.44+56.1%-35.9%$1.75B$1.06B18.20490Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap UpEROEro Copper4.4812 of 5 stars$12.57-0.4%$26.33+109.5%-38.5%$1.30B$470.26M74.032,460Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpTMCTMC the metals2.432 of 5 stars$3.40+11.3%$3.88+14.1%+105.3%$1.18BN/A-10.9830High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SQM Alternatives SUM Alternatives KNF Alternatives NXE Alternatives HBM Alternatives NGD Alternatives TTAM Alternatives AESI Alternatives ERO Alternatives TMC 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 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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