MP Materials Corporation (NYSE:MP) traded at $25.97 at close of the session on Friday, March 28 and made a downward move of -0.76% on its previous day’s price.
Looking at the stock we see that its previous close was $26.17 and the beta (5Y monthly) reads 2.321 with the day’s price range being $25.65 – $26.489. In terms of its 52-week price range, MP has a high of $27.29 and a low of $10.02. The company’s stock has gained about 10.70% over that past 30 days.
MP Materials Corporation has a market cap of $4.24 billion and is expected to release its quarterly earnings report on 2025-Feb-19.
Analysts tracking the company’s growth have also given it a consensus growth in revenue estimated at 64.74M, with a low of 59M and a high of 75M. The median projection represents growth squeezing down to 32.97% compared to sales growth for the corresponding quarter a year ago. According to analyst consensus estimates figures, the company’s yearly revenue forecast for current year is expected to hit 331.73M, or 62.73% up from figures reported last year.
On the other hand, looking at the outlook for the MP stock, short term indicators assign the stock an average of 100% Buy, while medium term indicators assign it an average of 100% Buy.
Based on estimates by 9 analysts, where scores have ranged from 1.00 for a strong buy to 5.00 for a strong sell, 1 have rated the MP Materials Corporation (MP) stock as a Hold, while 8 rate it as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) rate it as overweight while 0 of them rated it as underweight, whereas 0 suggest the stock as a Sell. The stock has an overall rating of Buy and investors could take advantage and scoop up stock of the company.
Looking further, we note the current price level is 2.23% off its SMA20 and 8.61% from its 50-day simple moving average. The RSI (14) is pointing at 55.71 while the volatility over the past week is 3.93% and jumps to 5.71% over the past one month. The beta value is 2.24, while the average true range (ATR) is currently pointing at 1.29. The average price target for the stock over the next 12 months is $23, with the estimates having a low of $19.5 and a high of $23. These price ends are 24.91% and 11.44% off the current price level respectively, although investors could be excited at the prospect of a 11.44% if the MP share price touches on the median price of $23.
Coming back to MP Materials Corporation (NYSE:MP), we note that the average 3-month trading volume was 3.27 million, while that of the preceding 10-day period stands at 3.25 million. Current shares outstanding are 163.20 million.
The insiders hold 27.15% of the company’s shares while institutions hold 66.46%. The data shows that short shares as of 2025-03-14, stood at 20.8 million at a short ratio of 6.64. This represents a 1458.00 short interest in shares outstanding on 2025-03-14. Shares short fall in March from the previous month at 20.86 million. Investors should be excited about this stock as its upside potential is great, with current price pushing the stock 66.47% up in year-to-date price movement.
