MP vs. HBM, GSM, LAAC, CRML, CLF, OR, SXT, IOSP, CALM, and EGO
Should you be buying MP Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MP Materials include Hudbay Minerals (HBM), Ferroglobe (GSM), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), Critical Metals (CRML), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), Sensient Technologies (SXT), Innospec (IOSP), Cal-Maine Foods (CALM), and Eldorado Gold (EGO). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
MP Materials vs.
MP Materials (NYSE:MP) and Hudbay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Hudbay Minerals had 8 more articles in the media than MP Materials. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Hudbay Minerals and 4 mentions for MP Materials. MP Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Hudbay Minerals' score of 0.42 indicating that MP Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MP Materials 2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive Hudbay Minerals 5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral Hudbay Minerals received 471 more outperform votes than MP Materials when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.00% of users gave MP Materials an outperform vote while only 60.28% of users gave Hudbay Minerals an outperform vote.
Company Underperform Outperform MP Materials Outperform Votes 51
68.00%
Underperform Votes 24
32.00%
Hudbay Minerals Outperform Votes 522
60.28%
Underperform Votes 344
39.72%
MP Materials has a beta of 2.41, indicating that its stock price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hudbay Minerals has a beta of 1.95, indicating that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Hudbay Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than MP Materials. Hudbay Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MP Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio MP Materials $253.45M 11.56 $24.31M $0.13 126.54 Hudbay Minerals $1.69B 1.62 $66.37M $0.20 38.95 MP Materials presently has a consensus price target of $24.21, indicating a potential upside of 47.20%. Hudbay Minerals has a consensus price target of $9.75, indicating a potential upside of 25.16%. Given MP Materials' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe MP Materials is more favorable than Hudbay Minerals.
Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MP Materials 0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71 Hudbay Minerals 0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00 MP Materials has a net margin of 9.59% compared to Hudbay Minerals' net margin of 3.95%.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MP Materials 9.59% 3.86% 2.28% Hudbay Minerals 3.95% 3.86% 1.54% 52.5% of MP Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.8% of Hudbay Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 33.9% of MP Materials shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Hudbay Minerals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
MP Materials beats Hudbay Minerals on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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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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MP vs. The Competition
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| Metric | MP Materials | Metal mining Industry | Materials Sector | NYSE Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $2.93B | $7.55B | $2.57B | $17.06B |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | 4.13% | 5.33% | 3.59% |
| P/E Ratio | 126.55 | 12.93 | 131.40 | 24.60 |
| Price / Sales | 11.56 | 67.77 | 856,956.08 | 9.80 |
| Price / Cash | 27.03 | 20.81 | 23.33 | 17.27 |
| Price / Book | 2.14 | 3.07 | 3.01 | 4.61 |
| Net Income | $24.31M | $630.21M | $168.66M | $966.16M |
| 7 Day Performance | -0.36% | 6.08% | 1.12% | 0.97% |
| 1 Month Performance | 20.51% | 12.28% | 8.59% | -2.08% |
| 1 Year Performance | -27.66% | 2.81% | 9.32% | 12.59% |
MP Materials Competitors List
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| Company | MarketRank | Share Price | Analysts' Price Target | 1Y Price Performance | Market Cap | Revenue | P/E Ratio | Employee Count | Indicator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HBMHudbay Minerals | 4.6445 of 5 stars | $7.57 -1.0% | $9.75 +28.9% | +52.7% | $2.65B | $1.69B | 37.83 | 2,708 | Analyst Revision |
| GSMFerroglobe | 3.0454 of 5 stars | $5.05 -1.6% | N/A | +21.3% | $946.52M | $1.65B | 10.98 | 3,265 | |
| LAAcl*thium Americas (Argentina) | 4.0121 of 5 stars | $5.06 -2.5% | $10.70 +111.5% | N/A | $813.50M | N/A | 0.63 | 850 | Positive News Gap Down |
| CRMLCritical Metals | 0 of 5 stars | $9.10 -9.0% | N/A | N/A | $742.92M | N/A | 0.00 | N/A | News Coverage Gap Down |
| CLFCleveland-Cliffs | 3.4498 of 5 stars | $21.05 -0.9% | $19.92 -5.4% | +31.0% | $10.01B | $22.00B | 27.33 | 26,000 | Gap Down |
| OROsisko Gold Royalties | 2.5294 of 5 stars | $15.80 -1.3% | $18.50 +17.1% | +0.4% | $2.93B | $183.20M | -83.13 | 33 | Analyst Revision Positive News |
| SXTSensient Technologies | 2.8824 of 5 stars | $68.26 -1.2% | $70.00 +2.6% | -7.6% | $2.89B | $1.46B | 30.75 | 3,956 | Upcoming Earnings |
| IOSPInnospec | 4.2759 of 5 stars | $120.97 -0.7% | N/A | +17.3% | $3.02B | $1.95B | 21.72 | 2,400 | Positive News |
| CALMCal-Maine Foods | 3.4516 of 5 stars | $61.90 +2.6% | $52.50 -15.2% | +10.2% | $3.04B | $3.15B | 10.98 | 2,976 | Positive News |
| EGOEldorado Gold | 3.1661 of 5 stars | $15.06 -0.3% | $13.90 -7.7% | +40.8% | $3.07B | $1.01B | 28.42 | 4,700 | Upcoming Earnings Analyst Revision Positive News |
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