MP Materials (MP)
NYSEMaterialsIndustrial MaterialsSnapshot 2026-09-14
$50.68+0.34%
Close 2026-09-14 · 1-day change
NYSEMaterialsIndustrial MaterialsSnapshot 2026-09-14
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Materials: fringe margins under pressure (0q confirmed)
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 26% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks in the weakest quality tier of its industry — roughly the bottom 20%, softest on free-cash-flow margins.
View QualityMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look high — what the market is pricing in runs ahead of what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 3% on a typical day and fell roughly 61% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskMP's growth depends on maintaining strong demand in the materials sector. Revenue grew 89% year over year, and the last quarter was inline with expectations. It trades at 30× price-to-sales versus a peer median of 1.4×. The market is pricing in more growth than forecasted, suggesting expectations look full. If MP cuts guidance on the next call, that could negatively impact the stock. Peer multiples imply a price roughly in line with where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-14. MP is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 18 analysts currently covering MP (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 3 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for MP in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 2 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Diversified Metals & Mining — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Compare the value case
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Advances: Break ground and build 10X magnetics facility
Expansion aligns with growth objectives.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-14. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $50.68
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $50.68.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.