Ero Copper (ERO) Competitors

Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) and MP Materials (NYSE:MP) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media refer more to ERO or MP?

In the previous week, MP Materials had 7 more articles in the media than Ero Copper. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for MP Materials and 4 mentions for Ero Copper. MP Materials' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Ero Copper's score of 0.76 indicating that MP Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ero Copper	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MP Materials	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ERO or MP more profitable?

Ero Copper has a net margin of 3.67% compared to MP Materials' net margin of -32.09%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 11.30% beat MP Materials' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ero Copper	3.67%	11.30%	5.62%
MP Materials	-32.09%	-8.44%	-3.98%

Which has more volatility and risk, ERO or MP?

Ero Copper has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MP Materials has a beta of 2.24, meaning that its share price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ERO or MP?

MP Materials received 47 more outperform votes than Ero Copper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.54% of users gave MP Materials an outperform vote while only 34.15% of users gave Ero Copper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ero Copper	Outperform Votes 14 34.15%	Underperform Votes 27 65.85%
MP Materials	Outperform Votes 61 63.54%	Underperform Votes 35 36.46%

Which has better earnings and valuation, ERO or MP?

Ero Copper has higher revenue and earnings than MP Materials. MP Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ero Copper, 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
Ero Copper	$470.26M	2.30	$92.80M	-$0.67	-15.61
MP Materials	$203.86M	18.16	$24.31M	-$0.59	-38.38

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ERO or MP?

71.3% of Ero Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of MP Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.6% of MP Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate ERO or MP?

Ero Copper presently has a consensus price target of $26.33, suggesting a potential upside of 151.70%. MP Materials has a consensus price target of $23.61, suggesting a potential upside of 4.26%. Given Ero Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than MP Materials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ero Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.09
MP Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Summary

Ero Copper beats MP Materials on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.