Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for MP Materials (MP)

MP Materials (NYSE: MP) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 7/29/2026 – MP Materials had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $75.00 to $60.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/25/2026 – MP Materials was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 7/22/2026 – MP Materials had its price target lowered by Needham & Company LLC from $81.00 to $73.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/17/2026 – MP Materials had its “sell (d-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 7/16/2026 – MP Materials had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $69.00 to $65.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/15/2026 – MP Materials had its “positive” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 7/9/2026 – MP Materials had its price target lowered by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $70.00 to $61.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/8/2026 – MP Materials had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $70.00 to $71.50. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/5/2026 – MP Materials had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by DA Davidson. They now have a $82.00 price target on the stock.

Insider Transactions at MP Materials

In other news, CFO Ryan Corbett sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total transaction of $1,500,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 109,017 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,176,275. This represents a 15.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, COO Michael Stuart Rosenthal acquired 17,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $56.62 per share, with a total value of $962,540.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief operating officer owned 1,333,673 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $75,512,565.26. This represents a 1.29% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 905,167 shares of company stock valued at $60,161,837 over the last three months. Company insiders own 8.20% of the company’s stock.

MP Materials Corporation operates as a vertically integrated producer of rare earth materials in North America. The company owns and manages the Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine and Processing Facility in California, the only commercially viable rare earth mining and processing site in the United States. MP Materials extracts, separates and refines critical rare earth elements—such as neodymium, praseodymium, and cerium—which are essential inputs for permanent magnets used in electric vehicles, wind turbines, and various defense applications.

The Mountain Pass mine first began commercial rare earth production in the 1950s and was later operated by Molycorp until its bankruptcy in 2015.