MP Materials Corporation (NYSE: MP) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 133.22x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for MP is 2.25. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for MP is 133.97M and currently, short sellers hold a 21.16% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MP on April 23, 2024 was 3.83M shares.
MP) stock’s latest price update
MP Materials Corporation (NYSE: MP)’s stock price has dropped by -3.22 in relation to previous closing price of 16.45. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -3.52% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Business Wire reported 2024-04-11 that LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)—- $MP #rareearth–MP Materials Corp. (NYSE: MP) will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024, after the U.S. markets close on Thursday, May 2, 2024. MP Materials’ management will host a conference call and webcast that afternoon at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Prior to the conference call and webcast, MP Materials will issue a press release and post a slide presentation at https://investors.mpmaterials.com/. Conference Call Details.
MP’s Market Performance
MP Materials Corporation (MP) has experienced a -3.52% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a 11.95% rise in the past month, and a -0.75% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.92%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.84% for MP. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.17% for MP’s stock, with a -12.32% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MP stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for MP by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for MP in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $15.50 based on the research report published on March 13, 2024 of the current year 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Overweight” to MP, setting the target price at $27 in the report published on August 31st of the previous year.
MP Trading at 3.84% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -39.99% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.84%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.92%, as shares surge +16.54% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.10% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MP fell by -3.52%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -34.49% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $15.70. In addition, MP Materials Corporation saw -19.80% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MP starting from Rosenthal Michael Stuart, who purchase 5,000 shares at the price of $20.69 back on May 31 ’23. After this action, Rosenthal Michael Stuart now owns 126,622 shares of MP Materials Corporation, valued at $103,450 using the latest closing price.
Rosenthal Michael Stuart, the Chief Operating Officer of MP Materials Corporation, purchase 6,000 shares at $21.14 during a trade that took place back on May 30 ’23, which means that Rosenthal Michael Stuart is holding 121,622 shares at $126,840 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.58 for the gross margin
The net margin for MP Materials Corporation stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at -0.01. Equity return is now at value 1.82, with 1.04 for asset returns.
Based on MP Materials Corporation (MP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.33 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.09. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.5. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -5.83.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 78.9 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.72. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 12.87. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.64for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.11. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 10.42.
Conclusion
In conclusion, MP Materials Corporation (MP) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
