The stock of MP Materials Corporation (NYSE: MP) has decreased by -0.52 when compared to last closing price of 26.83. Despite this, the company has experienced a 9.30% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-13 that MP Materials Corp. is strategically positioned to benefit from rising rare earth metals demand, driven by industries like EVs, wind turbines, and defense technology. MP Materials aims to control the entire rare earth value chain, from mining to magnet production, reducing U.S. reliance on China. The company reported a net loss in Q4 2024 due to high production costs but expects significant growth and profitability by 2026.
Is It Worth Investing in MP Materials Corporation (NYSE: MP) Right Now?
MP has 36-month beta value of 2.20. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MP is 117.60M, and currently, short sellers hold a 16.55% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MP on March 18, 2025 was 3.18M shares.
MP’s Market Performance
MP stock saw an increase of 9.30% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 9.47% and a quarterly increase of 37.22%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.85%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.11% for MP Materials Corporation (MP). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 10.36% for MP stock, with a simple moving average of 52.37% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MP stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for MP by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for MP in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $25 based on the research report published on September 27, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
BMO Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MP reach a price target of $16.50. The rating they have provided for MP stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on July 15th, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to MP, setting the target price at $16 in the report published on April 23rd of the previous year.
MP Trading at 17.84% 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 -0.96% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.11%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.85%, as shares surge +12.52% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +71.09% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MP rose by +9.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +59.82% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $24.18. In addition, MP Materials Corporation saw 71.09% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MP starting from JAMES HENRY LITINSKY REVOCABLE, who proposed sale 489,918 shares at the price of $26.83 back on Mar 17 ’25. After this action, JAMES HENRY LITINSKY REVOCABLE now owns shares of MP Materials Corporation, valued at $13,144,500 using the latest closing price.
Corbett Ryan, the Officer of MP Materials Corporation, proposed sale 15,000 shares at $27.00 during a trade that took place back on Mar 17 ’25, which means that Corbett Ryan is holding shares at $405,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.79 for the present operating margin
- 0.04 for the gross margin
The net margin for MP Materials Corporation stands at -0.32. The total capital return value is set at -0.07. Equity return is now at value -5.41, with -2.70 for asset returns.
Based on MP Materials Corporation (MP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.3. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -7.01.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 7.72 million with net debt to EBITDA at 51.78. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 20.04. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.8for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.09. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 6.29.
Conclusion
To put it simply, MP Materials Corporation (MP) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
