MP vs. TECK, SQM, SUM, KNF, HBM, NXE, NGD, LEU, TMC, and TTAM
Should you be buying MP Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MP Materials include Teck Resources (TECK), Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), Summit Materials (SUM), Knife River (KNF), HudBay Minerals (HBM), NexGen Energy (NXE), New Gold (NGD), Centrus Energy (LEU), TMC the metals (TMC), and Titan America (TTAM). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry.
MP Materials vs. Its Competitors
Teck Resources (NYSE:TECK) and MP Materials (NYSE:MP) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.
In the previous week, MP Materials had 2 more articles in the media than Teck Resources. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for MP Materials and 12 mentions for Teck Resources. Teck Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat MP Materials' score of 0.93 indicating that Teck Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Teck Resources has a net margin of 3.48% compared to MP Materials' net margin of -48.41%. Teck Resources' return on equity of 4.53% beat MP Materials' return on equity.
Teck Resources has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MP Materials has a beta of 2.26, indicating that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Teck Resources presently has a consensus target price of $64.63, suggesting a potential upside of 56.19%. MP Materials has a consensus target price of $27.44, suggesting a potential downside of 13.57%. Given Teck Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Teck Resources is more favorable than MP Materials.
78.1% of Teck Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of MP Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Teck Resources 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Teck Resources has higher revenue and earnings than MP Materials. MP Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teck Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Teck Resources beats MP Materials on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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.
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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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