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The price of MP Materials Corporation (NYSE: MP) closed at $24.58 in the last session, up 11.73% from day before closing price of $22.00. In other words, the price has increased by $11.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.06 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MP’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.58 and its Current Ratio is at 4.12. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.89 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.82.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Robert W. Baird on September 27, 2024, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $25 from $20 previously.
On July 15, 2024, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and target price of $16.50.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on April 23, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $20 to $16.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 14 ’25 when Litinsky James H. sold 199,180 shares for $27.08 per share. The transaction valued at 5,393,794 led to the insider holds 13,643,076 shares of the business.
Litinsky James H. sold 396,293 shares of MP for $10,711,800 on Mar 25 ’25. The Chairman and CEO now owns 13,860,775 shares after completing the transaction at $27.03 per share. On Mar 26 ’25, another insider, Litinsky James H., who serves as the Chairman and CEO of the company, sold 18,519 shares for $27.00 each. As a result, the insider received 500,013 and left with 13,842,256 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 18.60 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.88.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MP has reached a high of $29.72, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.02. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.39%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 163.45M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 119.64M. Insiders hold about 26.81% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.55% stake in the company.
