MP Materials (NYSE:MP – Get Free Report) and Almonty Industries (NASDAQ:ALM – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares MP Materials and Almonty Industries”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| MP Materials | $305.38 million | 27.39 | -$85.87 million | ($0.34) | -138.13 |
| Almonty Industries | $23.27 million | 165.91 | -$115.88 million | $0.16 | 83.75 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
52.5% of MP Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of MP Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares MP Materials and Almonty Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| MP Materials | -19.85% | -1.21% | -0.62% |
| Almonty Industries | 125.89% | 9.19% | 3.97% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for MP Materials and Almonty Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| MP Materials | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2.78 |
| Almonty Industries | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2.88 |
MP Materials presently has a consensus price target of $75.42, indicating a potential upside of 60.60%. Almonty Industries has a consensus price target of $24.21, indicating a potential upside of 80.66%. Given Almonty Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Almonty Industries is more favorable than MP Materials.
Risk & Volatility
MP Materials has a beta of 1.98, indicating that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Almonty Industries has a beta of 4.15, indicating that its stock price is 315% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Almonty Industries beats MP Materials on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About MP Materials
MP Materials Corp., together with its subsidiaries, produces rare earth materials. The company owns and operates the Mountain Pass Rare Earth mine and processing facility in North America. It holds the mineral rights to the Mountain Pass mine and surrounding areas, as well as intellectual property rights related to the processing and development of rare earth minerals. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
About Almonty Industries
Almonty Industries Inc. is a producer of tungsten concentrate. The Company is currently mining, processing and shipping tungsten concentrate from its Panasqueira Mine in Portugal. Almonty Industries Inc. is based in TORONTO.
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