MP Materials (MP) Competitors $67.96 -0.32 (-0.46%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$67.92 -0.04 (-0.06%) As of 08/22/2025 07:59 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. VALE, CCJ, TECK, SQM, KNF, HBM, NGD, NXE, LEU, and TTAMShould you be buying MP Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MP Materials include Vale (VALE), Cameco (CCJ), Teck Resources (TECK), Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), Knife River (KNF), HudBay Minerals (HBM), New Gold (NGD), NexGen Energy (NXE), Centrus Energy (LEU), and Titan America (TTAM). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. MP Materials vs. Its Competitors Vale Cameco Teck Resources Sociedad Quimica y Minera Knife River HudBay Minerals New Gold NexGen Energy Centrus Energy Titan America MP Materials (NYSE:MP) and Vale (NYSE:VALE) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings. Which has more volatility & risk, MP or VALE? MP Materials has a beta of 2.3, indicating that its stock price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vale has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MP or VALE more profitable? Vale has a net margin of 14.23% compared to MP Materials' net margin of -41.87%. Vale's return on equity of 18.14% beat MP Materials' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MP Materials-41.87% -9.34% -4.17% Vale 14.23%18.14%7.99% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MP or VALE? Vale has higher revenue and earnings than MP Materials. MP Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMP Materials$203.85M59.05-$65.42M-$0.63-107.88Vale$38.06B1.21$6.17B$1.238.22 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MP or VALE? 52.6% of MP Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of Vale shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of MP Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend MP or VALE? MP Materials currently has a consensus price target of $60.63, suggesting a potential downside of 10.80%. Vale has a consensus price target of $11.84, suggesting a potential upside of 17.10%. Given Vale's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vale 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) 2.56Vale 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media prefer MP or VALE? In the previous week, MP Materials had 5 more articles in the media than Vale. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for MP Materials and 12 mentions for Vale. Vale's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat MP Materials' score of 0.99 indicating that Vale is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MP Materials 9 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Vale 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryVale beats MP Materials on 9 of the 15 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 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$12.02B$6.46B$3.42B$21.31BDividend YieldN/A1.83%5.15%3.54%P/E Ratio-107.8816.47112.5029.16Price / Sales59.05527.5631,270,591,557,387,600.0054.47Price / CashN/A30.2524.1324.09Price / Book11.905.425.975.47Net Income-$65.42M$278.61M$148.61M$992.74M7 Day Performance-9.38%0.74%1.46%2.67%1 Month Performance10.48%1.22%2.98%2.35%1 Year Performance424.82%40.32%33.64%10.76% MP Materials Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MPMP Materials1.9803 of 5 stars$67.96-0.5%$60.63-10.8%+424.8%$12.02B$203.85M-107.88490VALEVale3.799 of 5 stars$9.82-1.1%$11.84+20.7%-3.1%$44.50B$38.06B7.9764,610Positive NewsShort Interest ↓CCJCameco4.1953 of 5 stars$76.83+1.6%$82.65+7.6%+75.6%$33.44B$2.29B88.282,884Positive NewsOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionTECKTeck Resources4.9918 of 5 stars$31.70-1.7%$60.11+89.6%-31.2%$15.30B$6.48B83.337,200News CoveragePositive NewsSQMSociedad Quimica y Minera1.4021 of 5 stars$46.33+2.8%$42.50-8.3%+19.9%$13.20B$4.53B21.908,344Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastKNFKnife River2.2359 of 5 stars$87.64-2.6%$114.33+30.5%+15.7%$4.97B$2.90B32.624,761Positive NewsHBMHudBay Minerals2.7453 of 5 stars$10.95-0.8%N/A+43.9%$4.33B$2.20B14.982,803Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionNGDNew Gold2.4736 of 5 stars$5.22+0.1%$4.38-15.9%+109.5%$4.12B$1.03B40.041,570News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionNXENexGen Energy0.132 of 5 stars$7.00+2.6%N/A+10.9%$3.99BN/A-27.9860News CoveragePositive NewsLEUCentrus Energy1.852 of 5 stars$177.22-3.4%$202.09+14.0%+368.6%$3.02B$436.90M40.20280TTAMTitan AmericaN/A$15.38+0.3%$17.07+11.0%N/A$2.84B$1.63B0.002,742News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VALE Alternatives CCJ Alternatives TECK Alternatives SQM Alternatives KNF Alternatives HBM Alternatives NGD Alternatives NXE Alternatives LEU Alternatives TTAM 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 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNations are at war over what’s in this boxA resource known as Element 29 is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after materials on the planet. 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