MP Materials (MP) Competitors $18.37 -0.42 (-2.24%) (As of 12/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MP vs. SQM, SUM, KNF, NXE, HBM, AESI, NGD, ERO, SGML, and LEUShould you be buying MP Materials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MP Materials include Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM), Summit Materials (SUM), Knife River (KNF), NexGen Energy (NXE), Hudbay Minerals (HBM), Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), New Gold (NGD), Ero Copper (ERO), Sigma Lithium (SGML), and Centrus Energy (LEU). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. MP Materials vs. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile Summit Materials Knife River NexGen Energy Hudbay Minerals Atlas Energy Solutions New Gold Ero Copper Sigma Lithium Centrus Energy Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (NYSE:SQM) and MP Materials (NYSE:MP) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation. Does the media refer more to SQM or MP? In the previous week, MP Materials had 5 more articles in the media than Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for MP Materials and 3 mentions for Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat MP Materials' score of 0.92 indicating that Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MP Materials 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor SQM or MP? Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile received 311 more outperform votes than MP Materials when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.52% of users gave MP Materials an outperform vote while only 56.04% of users gave Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSociedad Química y Minera de ChileOutperform Votes37156.04% Underperform Votes29143.96% MP MaterialsOutperform Votes6064.52% Underperform Votes3335.48% Which has more volatility and risk, SQM or MP? Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MP Materials has a beta of 2.24, suggesting that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SQM or MP? Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has higher revenue and earnings than MP Materials. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MP Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSociedad Química y Minera de Chile$4.77B2.27$923.19M-$1.11-34.18MP Materials$184.07M16.29$24.31M-$0.54-34.02 Do analysts rate SQM or MP? Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile presently has a consensus price target of $45.56, suggesting a potential upside of 20.09%. MP Materials has a consensus price target of $22.10, suggesting a potential upside of 20.30%. Given MP Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MP Materials is more favorable than Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38MP Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Is SQM or MP more profitable? Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile has a net margin of -6.74% compared to MP Materials' net margin of -32.24%. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile's return on equity of 16.12% beat MP Materials' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile-6.74% 16.12% 7.15% MP Materials -32.24%-6.78%-3.39% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SQM or MP? 12.4% of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of MP Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 12.6% of MP Materials shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryMP Materials beats Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Banyan Hill PublishingDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. Order 001?Starting with what I call Exec. Order 001. It’s a bombshell law that I believe Trump will sign within minutes of stepping into the Oval Office... I put all the details together for you here — but please hurry. Get MP Materials News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart MP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMP MaterialsMetal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.00B$7.06B$2.78B$19.60BDividend YieldN/A4.57%5.24%3.51%P/E Ratio-34.028.07118.2643.91Price / Sales16.2962.52783,571.7617.46Price / Cash31.9520.3023.4521.72Price / Book2.402.833.425.46Net Income$24.31M$551.01M$148.55M$986.21M7 Day Performance-6.13%-6.68%-2.65%-2.13%1 Month Performance0.49%-2.25%4.93%1.30%1 Year Performance1.32%15.94%21.30%16.46% MP Materials Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MPMP Materials2.9324 of 5 stars$18.37-2.2%$22.10+20.3%+3.6%$3.00B$184.07M-34.02490SQMSociedad Química y Minera de Chile1.1737 of 5 stars$37.66-0.3%$45.56+21.0%-34.5%$10.76B$7.47B-34.037,682SUMSummit Materials2.9112 of 5 stars$50.80+0.0%$50.54-0.5%+32.3%$8.92B$2.62B61.935,300Analyst DowngradeKNFKnife River2.0857 of 5 stars$106.00+3.6%$95.33-10.1%+65.6%$6.00B$2.89B29.984,389Positive NewsNXENexGen Energy1.5219 of 5 stars$7.39-1.5%N/A+8.5%$4.18BN/A50.0077Positive NewsHBMHudbay Minerals4.6844 of 5 stars$8.51-1.7%$11.17+31.2%+58.8%$3.35B$2.04B37.652,708Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionPositive NewsAESIAtlas Energy Solutions3.307 of 5 stars$22.94-0.9%$24.67+7.5%+31.4%$2.53B$925.76M29.32490Insider TradeShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsNGDNew Gold3.4169 of 5 stars$2.73-1.4%$3.41+25.0%N/A$2.16B$861.50M138.501,578News CoveragePositive NewsEROEro Copper4.0407 of 5 stars$13.77+0.6%$26.33+91.2%-16.3%$1.42B$464.13M80.533,374SGMLSigma Lithium2.7582 of 5 stars$11.57-3.2%$24.50+111.8%-56.4%$1.29B$134.24M-24.90250Positive NewsLEUCentrus Energy3.4822 of 5 stars$73.27+1.2%$92.00+25.6%+45.2%$1.20B$320.20M15.26280Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SQM Alternatives SUM Alternatives KNF Alternatives NXE Alternatives HBM Alternatives AESI Alternatives NGD Alternatives ERO Alternatives SGML Alternatives LEU Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:MP) was last updated on 12/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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