MAC Copper (MTAL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Metals Acquisition Limited focuses on mining and production of copper and silver. It operates the CSA copper mine in Cobar, Australia. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is headquartered in Saint Helier, Jersey.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.11 to $12.16
• 50-Day Range: $11.96 to $12.27
• 52-Week Range: $7.69 to $14.31
• Volume: 1.03 million shs
• Average Volume: 518,717 shs
• Market Capitalization: $999.17 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $12.63
• Consensus Rating: Hold

MAC Copper Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MAC Copper scored higher than 25% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 309th out of 366 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

MAC Copper has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

MAC Copper has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 506.25%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for MAC Copper are expected to grow by 506.25% in the coming year, from $0.16 to $0.97 per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

MAC Copper has a P/B Ratio of 1.80. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.79% of the float of MAC Copper has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

MAC Copper has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MAC Copper has recently increased by 48.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

MAC Copper does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

MAC Copper does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.79% of the float of MAC Copper has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

MAC Copper has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MAC Copper has recently increased by 48.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.42

News Sentiment

MAC Copper has a news sentiment score of 0.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for MAC Copper this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, MAC Copper insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.47% of the stock of MAC Copper is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MTAL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MTAL shares performed this year?

MAC Copper's stock was trading at $10.62 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, MTAL shares have increased by 14.1% and is now trading at $12.12.

Who are MAC Copper's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of MAC Copper include Fourth Sail Capital LP (6.62%), MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. (2.03%), Balyasny Asset Management L.P. (1.34%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.07%).

How do I buy shares of MAC Copper?

Shares of MTAL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of MAC Copper own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that MAC Copper investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

• Today: 8/18/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: MINING - MISC
• Sub-Industry: Non-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MTAL
• CIK: 1950246
• Web: www.metalsacquisition.com
• Phone: 817-698-9901
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,021
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for MAC Copper: $12.63
• High Price Target: $13.00
• Low Price Target: $12.25
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.63
• Current Ratio: 1.12
• Quick Ratio: 0.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $340.74 million
• Price / Sales: 2.93
• Cash Flow: $0.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 122.76
• Book Value: $6.74 per share
• Price / Book: 1.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 82,440,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $998.76 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.37