MP Materials Trades at a Premium Valuation: How to Play the Stock?
MP trades at a steep premium as shares lag peers, with revenue growth and capacity expansion offset by elevated costs and estimate cuts.
Zacks Investment Research7/6/2026Positive
MP
MP Materials CorpNYSEBASIC MATERIALSOTHER INDUSTRIAL METALS & MINING
Key Statistics
Market Cap
$8.99B
P/E Ratio
—
EPS
$-0.38
Beta
1.86
52W High
$100.25
52W Low
$44.43
50-Day MA
$61.20
200-Day MA
$61.68
Dividend Yield
—
Profit Margin
-20.50%
Forward P/E
500.00
PEG Ratio
—
About MP Materials Corp
MP Materials Corp. The company is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Fundamentals
| Revenue (TTM) | $347.57M |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $129.37M |
| EBITDA | $-4.10M |
| Operating Margin | -7.88% |
| Return on Equity | -4.17% |
| Return on Assets | -2.10% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $2.00 |
| Book Value | $11.07 |
| Price-to-Book | 4.82 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 25.86 |
| EV/Revenue | 34.42 |
| EV/EBITDA | 296.78 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | -55.60% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 118.60% |
| Shares Outstanding | $178.02M |
| Float | $144.24M |
| % Insiders | 19.62% |
| % Institutions | 70.21% |
Historical Volatility
HV 10-Day
49.28%
HV 20-Day
55.34%
HV 30-Day
64.75%
HV 60-Day
70.58%
HV Rank
—
Volatility is currently contracting
Analyst Ratings
Consensus ($80.44 target)
4
Strong Buy13
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