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MPMP Materials Corp.Sell5.2·$60.40+4.95%
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MP Materials Corp. (MP) Stock Analysis

Range Bound setup

SellModerate Confidence

Basic Materials · Other Industrial Metals & Mining

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $60.40: Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10. Specifically: High short interest: 17%; Below-average business quality; Rich valuation.

MP Materials owns and operates Mountain Pass (CA), the only rare earth mining and processing site of scale in North America, producing NdPr oxide sold primarily to Japan, South Korea, and Asia. A Fort Worth, TX magnet plant (Magnetics segment) began NdFeB production in late 2025... Read more

$60.40+19.7% A.UpsideScore 5.2/10#11 of 21 Other Industrial Metals & Mining
QualityF-score6 / 9FCF yield-1.71%
Stop $56.26Target $72.39(analyst − 10%)A.R:R 1.4:1
Analyst target$80.44+33.2%16 analysts
$72.39our TP
$60.40price
$80.44mean
$100

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $60.40: Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10. Specifically: High short interest: 17%; Below-average business quality; Rich valuation. Chart setup: RSI 42 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 6/9 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 52d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.

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Recent developments

updated 2026-06-15
TrendMatrix Research · upcoming catalyst calendar

Upcoming dated catalysts

Thu, Aug 6, 202652d to earnings· next earnings call

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)
P/E (Fwd)50.0
Mkt Cap$10.2B
EV/EBITDA-2431.9
Profit Mgn-20.5%
ROE-4.2%
Rev Growth118.6%
Beta1.84
DividendNone
Rating analysts26

Quality Signals

Piotroski F6/9MoatNarrow

Options Flow

P/C0.88neutral
IV79%elevated

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Rating Breakdown

3 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit

Cyclical trough — margins compressed or negative. Profitability typically recovers with the cycle, but floor fires on current data.static

Roe
0.0
Roa
0.0
Operating Margin
0.0
Net Margin
0.0
Fcf Quality
0.0
Gross Margin
3.4
Current Ratio
5.8
Moat
5.8
Piotroski F
6.7
Cash-burning: FCF -50% of revenueQuality concerns

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Value Rank
0.0
Quality Rank
4.4
Growth Rank
7.5

Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static

Macd
0.0
Volume
0.0
Ma Position
2.0
Rsi
4.5
Obv
10.0
Volume accumulation (rising OBV)Below 200-MA (recent, shallow — too early to call)
GatesMomentum 3.3<4.5A.R:R 1.4 < 1.5@spotDeath cross (50MA < 200MA)Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY 52d clearSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARRange BoundSuitability: Aggressive
RSI
42 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MADEATH CROSSSupport $52.42Resistance $73.52

Price Targets

$56
$72
A.Upside+19.9%
A.R:R1.4:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0)
! momentum at 3.3 (below the engine's 4.5 threshold)
! asymmetry at 1.4 (below the engine's 1.5 threshold)@spot

Earnings

B
B
B
M
3/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-08-06 (52d)

Verdict History

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Verdicts are recorded on every nightly pipeline run. Rows capture transitions (verdict flips, score deltas ≥0.3, entry/TP/SL changes). Rows with a ▶ can be expanded to see the change reason. Aggregate cohort performance is tracked in the recommendation ledger.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is MP stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $60.40: Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10. Specifically: High short interest: 17%; Below-average business quality; Rich valuation. Chart setup: RSI 42 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $56.26. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.

What is the MP stock price target?

Take-profit target: $72.39 (+19.7% upside). Prior stop was $56.26. Stop-loss: $56.26.

What are the risks of investing in MP?

Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0).

Is MP overvalued or undervalued?

MP Materials Corp. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 50.0). TrendMatrix value score: 4.0/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about MP?

26 analysts cover MP with a consensus score of 4.3/5. Average price target: $80.

What does MP Materials Corp. do?MP Materials owns and operates Mountain Pass (CA), the only rare earth mining and processing site of scale in North...

MP Materials owns and operates Mountain Pass (CA), the only rare earth mining and processing site of scale in North America, producing NdPr oxide sold primarily to Japan, South Korea, and Asia. A Fort Worth, TX magnet plant (Magnetics segment) began NdFeB production in late 2025 with GM as foundational customer; a DoW public-private partnership targets 10,000 MT/year of total US magnet capacity.

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