Metals Acquisition (MTAL) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, MTAL or MP?

Metals Acquisition has a beta of 0.07, suggesting that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MP Materials has a beta of 2.23, suggesting that its stock price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to MTAL or MP?

In the previous week, MP Materials had 8 more articles in the media than Metals Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for MP Materials and 1 mentions for Metals Acquisition. Metals Acquisition's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat MP Materials' score of 0.64 indicating that Metals Acquisition is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Metals Acquisition	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MP Materials	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MTAL or MP?

87.5% of Metals Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of MP Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Metals Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of MP Materials shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MTAL or MP more profitable?

Metals Acquisition has a net margin of 0.00% compared to MP Materials' net margin of -32.24%. Metals Acquisition's return on equity of 0.00% beat MP Materials' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Metals Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
MP Materials	-32.24%	-6.78%	-3.39%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTAL or MP?

MP Materials received 51 more outperform votes than Metals Acquisition when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.73% of users gave Metals Acquisition an outperform vote while only 64.13% of users gave MP Materials an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Metals Acquisition	Outperform Votes 8 72.73%	Underperform Votes 3 27.27%
MP Materials	Outperform Votes 59 64.13%	Underperform Votes 33 35.87%

Do analysts prefer MTAL or MP?

Metals Acquisition currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.76%. MP Materials has a consensus price target of $21.40, suggesting a potential upside of 17.36%. Given Metals Acquisition's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Metals Acquisition is more favorable than MP Materials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Metals Acquisition	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
MP Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MTAL or MP?

MP Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Metals Acquisition.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Metals Acquisition	$159M	5.43	-$144.55M	N/A	N/A
MP Materials	$253.45M	11.74	$24.31M	-$0.54	-33.77

Summary

Metals Acquisition and MP Materials tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.