MP Materials (MP) Competitors

MP Materials (NYSE:MP) and Vale (NYSE:VALE) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Is MP or VALE more profitable?

Vale has a net margin of 14.23% compared to MP Materials' net margin of -41.87%. Vale's return on equity of 18.14% beat MP Materials' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MP Materials	-41.87%	-9.34%	-4.17%
Vale	14.23%	18.14%	7.99%

Which has more volatility & risk, MP or VALE?

MP Materials has a beta of 2.3, suggesting that its stock price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vale has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MP or VALE?

MP Materials presently has a consensus target price of $60.63, suggesting a potential downside of 10.80%. Vale has a consensus target price of $11.84, suggesting a potential upside of 17.10%. Given Vale's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vale 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
Vale	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MP or VALE?

Vale has higher revenue and earnings than MP Materials. MP Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vale, 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	$242.12M	49.71	-$65.42M	-$0.63	-107.88
Vale	$38.06B	1.21	$6.17B	$1.23	8.22

Does the media favor MP or VALE?

In the previous week, MP Materials had 10 more articles in the media than Vale. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for MP Materials and 11 mentions for Vale. Vale's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat MP Materials' score of 0.96 indicating that Vale is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MP Materials	13 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vale	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MP or VALE?

52.5% of MP Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of Vale shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of MP Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Vale beats MP Materials on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.