MP Materials (MP) Competitors

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

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

52.5% of MP Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of Teck Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.6% of MP Materials shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Teck Resources shares are owned by 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.

Does the media favor MP or TECK?

In the previous week, Teck Resources had 3 more articles in the media than MP Materials. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Teck Resources and 20 mentions for MP Materials. MP Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Teck Resources' score of 0.97 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	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Teck Resources	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MP or TECK?

Teck Resources received 750 more outperform votes than MP Materials when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.54% of users gave MP Materials an outperform vote while only 59.46% of users gave Teck Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MP Materials	Outperform Votes 61 63.54%	Underperform Votes 35 36.46%
Teck Resources	Outperform Votes 811 59.46%	Underperform Votes 553 40.54%

Is MP or TECK more profitable?

Teck Resources has a net margin of 2.96% compared to MP Materials' net margin of -32.09%. Teck Resources' return on equity of 4.59% beat MP Materials' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MP Materials	-32.09%	-8.44%	-3.98%
Teck Resources	2.96%	4.59%	2.50%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MP or TECK?

Teck Resources has higher revenue and earnings than MP Materials. MP Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teck Resources, 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	$203.86M	22.15	$24.31M	-$0.59	-46.83
Teck Resources	$9.07B	1.84	$1.78B	$0.55	61.38

Which has more volatility & risk, MP or TECK?

MP Materials has a beta of 2.24, meaning that its share price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teck Resources has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MP or TECK?

MP Materials currently has a consensus target price of $23.61, suggesting a potential downside of 14.55%. Teck Resources has a consensus target price of $64.11, suggesting a potential upside of 89.90%. Given Teck Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Teck Resources is more favorable than MP Materials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MP Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Teck Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Teck Resources beats MP Materials on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.