MP Materials

MP · NYSE

$39.05+$0.10 (+0.26%)TodayMarket closed · Oct 20, 7:59 PM ET

Prev close $38.95

MP analyst rating

BuyConsensus of 12 analysts over the last 12 months. 92% rate it a buy.

Strong buy0
Buy11
Hold1
Underperform0
Sell0

12-month price target · 22 analysts

Average $76.19 (+95.1% upside)

Low: $57.57
Now: $39.05
High: $105.00

Upgrades and downgrades

The latest rating actions, newest first

MP analyst upgrades, downgrades and rating actions
Firm	Date	Action	Rating	Price target	Hit rate
Morgan Stanley	Oct 7, 2026	Maintains	Overweight	$73.00 → $66.00	53%
Baird	Oct 1, 2026	Maintains	Outperform	$80.00 → $65.00	53%
Freedom Broker	Sep 16, 2026	Initiates	Hold	$57.00	62%
DA Davidson	Aug 24, 2026	Maintains	Buy	$82.00	49%
JP Morgan	Jul 29, 2026	Maintains	Overweight	$75.00 → $60.00	54%
Needham	Jul 22, 2026	Maintains	Buy	$81.00 → $73.00	0%
Barclays	Jul 16, 2026	Maintains	Overweight	$69.00 → $65.00	57%
Deutsche Bank	Jul 9, 2026	Maintains	Buy	$70.00 → $61.00	29%
Morgan Stanley	Jul 8, 2026	Maintains	Overweight	$70.00 → $71.50	53%
DA Davidson	Jun 5, 2026	Maintains	Buy	$82.00	49%

The case for and against

Updated Oct 21, 2026

Bull case

MP Materials is viewed favorably because it combines the only scaled rare earth mining and processing asset in North America with a rapidly expanding downstream magnetics platform, creating a fully integrated Western supply chain that is hard for competitors to replicate. Its 2Q26 results showed solid upstream execution, with NdPr oxide production up 41% Y/Y to 840 tonnes and sales up 127% Y/Y, while the company remains on track for a 6K TPY run rate by CYE26 and expects the Dy/Tb circuit to begin production before the end of 2026. The outlook is further strengthened by a 10-year price floor on NdPr products, DoW-backed offtake, Apple prepayments, and growing commercial demand across defense, robotics, drones, and other strategic end markets, supporting durable EBITDA expansion beyond $650M.

Bear case

MP Materials is viewed negatively because its earnings remain highly exposed to volatile rare earth pricing, especially NdPr, while its current dependence on Shenghe for more than 80% of product revenue adds concentration and geopolitical risk. Operationally, the company is still struggling to scale refined output, with 1Q26 NdPr oxide production of 917 tonnes versus about 1,500 per quarter targeted, and even Stage II’s path to a 6K TPY exit rate by December 2026 is constrained by throughput, material handling, and pumping bottlenecks. Despite the strategic importance of Mountain Pass and the planned Fort Worth buildout, the bear case assumes eroding non-China premiums and only about $650 million of EBITDA, reflecting execution risk, capital intensity, and the possibility that downstream magnet demand outruns ex-China supply.

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