MP Materials Corporation (NYSE: MP) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.78 compared to its previous closing price of 26.46. However, the company has seen a gain of 0.38% in its stock price over the last five trading days. 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?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 2.26.Analysts have differing opinions 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 118.96M, and currently, short sellers hold a 16.36% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of MP on March 25, 2025 was 3.26M shares.
MP’s Market Performance
MP’s stock has seen a 0.38% increase for the week, with a 10.97% rise in the past month and a 66.45% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.00%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.05% for MP Materials Corporation The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 7.49% for MP’s stock, with a 50.98% simple moving average for the past 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 14.42% 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 -1.30% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.05%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.00%, as shares surge +14.18% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +36.20% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MP rose by +0.26%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +74.34% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $25.05. In addition, MP Materials Corporation saw 72.64% 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 Litinsky James H., who sale 95,621 shares at the price of $27.04 back on Mar 20 ’25. After this action, Litinsky James H. now owns 14,257,068 shares of MP Materials Corporation, valued at $2,585,592 using the latest closing price.
Litinsky James H., the Chairman and CEO of MP Materials Corporation, sale 639,294 shares at $26.71 during a trade that took place back on Mar 18 ’25, which means that Litinsky James H. is holding 14,513,864 shares at $17,075,543 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 20.29. 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
In a nutshell, MP Materials Corporation (MP) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
