MP vs. CCJ, TECK, SQM, HBM, NGD, NXE, KNF, LEU, TTAM, and AUGO
Should 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 (NYSE:CCJ) and MP Materials (NYSE:MP) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.
70.2% of Cameco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of MP Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cameco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of MP Materials shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
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.
In the previous week, Cameco had 18 more articles in the media than MP Materials. MarketBeat recorded 34 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.
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.
Cameco currently has a consensus target price of $89.55, indicating a potential upside of 14.69%. MP Materials has a consensus target price of $66.88, indicating a potential upside of 5.14%. Given Cameco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cameco is more favorable than MP Materials.
Summary
Cameco beats MP Materials on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:MP) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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