MP Materials (MP) Competitors $63.75 +2.25 (+3.66%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$63.90 +0.15 (+0.24%) As of 08/1/2025 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. CCJ, TECK, SQM, KNF, NXE, LEU, HBM, NGD, TMC, and TTAMShould 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), Knife River (KNF), NexGen Energy (NXE), Centrus Energy (LEU), HudBay Minerals (HBM), New Gold (NGD), 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 Cameco Teck Resources Sociedad Quimica y Minera Knife River NexGen Energy Centrus Energy HudBay Minerals New Gold TMC the metals Titan America MP Materials (NYSE:MP) and Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends and earnings. Which has more risk and volatility, MP or CCJ? MP Materials has a beta of 2.3, suggesting that its stock price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cameco has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MP or CCJ? 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 RatioMP Materials$203.85M51.13-$65.42M-$0.65-98.08Cameco$2.29B13.88$125.42M$0.8783.87 Is MP or CCJ more profitable? Cameco has a net margin of 14.97% compared to MP Materials' net margin of -48.41%. Cameco's return on equity of 8.21% beat MP Materials' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MP Materials-48.41% -9.77% -4.45% Cameco 14.97%8.21%5.55% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MP or CCJ? 52.6% of MP Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of Cameco shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.6% of MP Materials shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Cameco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend MP or CCJ? MP Materials presently has a consensus target price of $57.88, indicating a potential downside of 9.22%. Cameco has a consensus target price of $82.65, indicating a potential upside of 13.27%. Given Cameco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cameco 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) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Cameco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 Does the media prefer MP or CCJ? In the previous week, Cameco had 24 more articles in the media than MP Materials. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Cameco and 27 mentions for MP Materials. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat MP Materials' score of 0.55 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MP Materials 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cameco 27 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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. 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$10.42B$5.80B$3.17B$20.40BDividend YieldN/A2.09%5.20%3.71%P/E Ratio-98.0823.81118.1529.01Price / Sales51.13463.2930,017,513,221,196,900.0057.02Price / CashN/A28.0123.8217.53Price / Book9.877.565.874.53Net Income-$65.42M$278.61M$148.86M$994.29M7 Day Performance-0.72%-5.99%-2.53%-3.62%1 Month Performance100.82%3.60%0.76%-2.71%1 Year Performance470.73%39.50%28.31%10.16% MP Materials Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MPMP Materials2.2239 of 5 stars$63.75+3.7%$57.88-9.2%+470.7%$10.42B$203.85M-98.08490Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeCCJCameco4.1508 of 5 stars$78.85-0.9%$80.65+2.3%+91.9%$34.33B$2.29B197.142,884Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownTECKTeck Resources4.8855 of 5 stars$33.61+1.9%$60.11+78.8%-30.0%$16.24B$6.48B88.457,200SQMSociedad Quimica y Minera2.2444 of 5 stars$39.28-5.7%$41.43+5.5%+1.7%$11.22B$4.53B18.618,344Positive NewsKNFKnife River3.0541 of 5 stars$82.25+0.1%$117.17+42.5%+13.8%$4.66B$2.92B25.954,761Upcoming EarningsGap DownNXENexGen Energy0.0842 of 5 stars$7.12-2.5%N/A+16.8%$4.06BN/A-44.4760Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionLEUCentrus Energy2.1133 of 5 stars$238.19-1.2%$178.64-25.0%+454.1%$4.06B$471.40M54.01280Positive NewsGap DownHBMHudBay Minerals2.859 of 5 stars$9.82-0.6%N/A+22.8%$3.88B$2.02B25.832,803NGDNew Gold2.1624 of 5 stars$4.14-6.2%$4.38+6.0%+94.5%$3.27B$941.50M31.811,570Gap UpTMCTMC the metals1.7361 of 5 stars$7.44-4.6%$6.75-9.2%+469.9%$2.70BN/A-32.3930Gap DownTTAMTitan AmericaN/A$13.84-3.6%$17.07+23.3%N/A$2.55B$1.63B0.002,742Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementLockup Expiration Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CCJ Alternatives TECK Alternatives SQM Alternatives KNF Alternatives NXE Alternatives LEU Alternatives HBM Alternatives NGD Alternatives TMC 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 8/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWall Street Laughed. 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