MP Materials (NYSE:MP) Cut to Sell at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of MP Materials (NYSE:MP) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report released on Sunday,Wall Street Zen reports.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on MP. Zacks Research cut MP Materials from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $82.00 price objective on shares of MP Materials in a research note on Monday, August 24th. Needham & Company LLC reduced their price objective on MP Materials from $81.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Barclays decreased their target price on MP Materials from $69.00 to $65.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of MP Materials in a research note on Friday, July 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $75.00.

MP Materials Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of MP Materials stock opened at $42.52 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 8.56, a current ratio of 9.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. MP Materials has a 12-month low of $37.81 and a 12-month high of $100.25. The company has a market capitalization of $7.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -125.06 and a beta of 1.98. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $51.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $54.81.

MP Materials (NYSE:MP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of ($0.01). MP Materials had a negative net margin of 19.85% and a negative return on equity of 1.21%. The company had revenue of $108.49 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $96.89 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.13) EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 89.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that MP Materials will post -0.20 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MP Materials

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of MP Materials by 59.4% during the third quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 6,242 shares of the company’s stock valued at $295,000 after purchasing an additional 2,325 shares in the last quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC purchased a new stake in MP Materials in the 3rd quarter valued at about $231,000. Gallagher Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in MP Materials in the 3rd quarter valued at about $481,000. Wedmont Private Capital increased its stake in MP Materials by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 11,866 shares of the company’s stock valued at $547,000 after buying an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of MP Materials by 24.8% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,596 shares of the company’s stock worth $359,000 after buying an additional 1,508 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.55% of the company’s stock.

MP Materials News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting MP Materials this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MP’s Materials segment recorded higher revenue and returned to profitability in the first half of 2026. Rising neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) production and expanding heavy rare-earth processing suggest progress toward a more integrated, higher-value business model. Can MP Materials Sustain the Growth Momentum in Its Materials Segment?
• Positive Sentiment: China’s continued dominance of rare-earth production highlights the strategic importance of U.S. supply chains. MP Materials remains one of the leading domestic beneficiaries if government support, customer demand and efforts to reduce reliance on China accelerate. China Still Dominates Rare Earths—These 3 U.S. Companies Could Benefit
• Neutral Sentiment: The November 5 earnings release will test whether production growth, processing expansion and profitability can continue. Investors are likely to focus on NdPr output, realized pricing, margins and management’s outlook for the remainder of 2026. MP Materials Faces November 5 Earnings Test as Rare Earth Sentiment Sours
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts are questioning whether MP Materials’ sales growth justifies its valuation after a 136.9% three-year share-price gain. That concern makes the stock more sensitive to any earnings, pricing or execution disappointment. Is MP Materials Stock Fully Priced on Sales?
• Negative Sentiment: Rare-earth stocks sold off broadly, with MP Materials among the decliners, as investors reassessed funding needs, policy support and execution risks across the critical-minerals sector. The groupwide weakness is pressuring MP even though its operating trends have improved. USA Rare Earth Drops 6%; MP Materials Falls

About MP Materials

MP Materials Corp. is a rare earth materials company that owns and operates the Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine and processing facility in California. The site produces rare earth concentrate, with a focus on neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr), materials used in high-strength permanent magnets.

The company is expanding its operations beyond mining and concentrate production by developing domestic capabilities to separate rare earth elements and manufacture neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets.