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MP Materials Corp. / DE (MP) stock, explained like you're 5
MP Materials Corp. / DE trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker MP. It is a mid cap company in the metal mining industry, part of the basic materials sector, with a market value of about 8.2 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- MP
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Metal Mining
- Size
- Mid cap, about 8.2 billion dollars
Is MP Materials Corp. / DE a small, medium or large cap company?
No. MP Materials Corp. / DE is a mid cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 8.2 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How MP Materials Corp. / DE makes money
- Mining and selling metals and minerals.
- Making chemicals and building materials.
- Supplying raw materials to other industries.
What moves MP stock
- The prices of commodities like copper, gold and lithium.
- Global demand, especially from large economies.
- Production costs and supply disruptions.
In the news lately
- Is AIM Award Recognition Altering The Investment Case For MP Evans Group Stock? (Yahoo Finance)
- MP Materials vs. USA Rare Earth: Which Rare Earth Stock Is the Better Buy? (The Motley Fool)
- CRML, MP, UAMY, USAR, Stocks Gain Premarket: Retail Cheers Trump's Defense Critical Metals Supply Chain Push (Stocktwits)
- MP Materials (MP) Expands Its Rare Earth Buildout, Is The Valuation Gap Too Wide? (Simply Wall Street)
- USA Rare Earth Climbs 4% as Month Long Selloff Pauses; MP Materials Ticks Up, United States Antimony Dips (24/7 Wall St.)
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Questions about MP Materials Corp. / DE stock
What does MP Materials Corp. / DE do?
MP Materials Corp. / DE trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker MP. It is a mid cap company in the metal mining industry, part of the basic materials sector, with a market value of about 8.2 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for MP Materials Corp. / DE?
MP Materials Corp. / DE trades under the ticker MP on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is MP Materials Corp. / DE's market cap?
MP Materials Corp. / DE is a mid cap stock with a market cap of about 8.2 billion dollars.
How does MP Materials Corp. / DE make money?
Mining and selling metals and minerals. Making chemicals and building materials. Supplying raw materials to other industries.
What moves MP stock?
The prices of commodities like copper, gold and lithium. Global demand, especially from large economies. Production costs and supply disruptions.
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