Lisanti Capital Growth LLC Reduces Holdings in MP Materials Corp. $MP

Lisanti Capital Growth LLC cut its holdings in shares of MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP) by 35.4% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 96,662 shares of the company’s stock after selling 52,973 shares during the period. MP Materials accounts for about 1.6% of Lisanti Capital Growth LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Lisanti Capital Growth LLC’s holdings in MP Materials were worth $6,483,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its holdings in MP Materials by 420.0% during the 3rd quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 364 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 294 shares during the last quarter. Grove Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in shares of MP Materials during the third quarter worth approximately $34,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. increased its stake in shares of MP Materials by 4,600.0% in the third quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 564 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 552 shares during the last quarter. Hilltop National Bank raised its holdings in MP Materials by 500.0% in the third quarter. Hilltop National Bank now owns 600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wolff Wiese Magana LLC boosted its stake in MP Materials by 28.1% during the 3rd quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 806 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.55% of the company’s stock.

More MP Materials News

Here are the key news stories impacting MP Materials this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Northlake, Texas approved tax incentives to attract a planned $1 billion rare-earth magnet plant tied to MP’s supply chain expansion — this supports long?term domestic magnet manufacturing and downstream demand for MP’s materials. Tax breaks OK’d to lure $1 billion rare earth magnet plant to Northlake
• Neutral Sentiment: MP set its Q4 2025 earnings release and webcast for Feb. 26; investors will get updated guidance and details then — a potential near?term catalyst. MP Materials Announces Date for Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Webcast
• Neutral Sentiment: MP publicly disputed reports about broader government price protections, calling them misleading — this could limit further reputation-driven selling if the company clarifies existing contracts. MP Materials (MP) Stock Drops as Company Slams “Misleading” Price Protection Report
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that the Biden/Trump administration (sources cited) is backing away from setting critical?mineral price floors rattled markets — investors fear less federal price support for rare?earth producers, a key demand driver for MP. Trump administration backs away from setting critical mineral price floors, sources say
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage tying the price-floor headlines to MP’s recent government price guarantees (and DoD ties) pushed selling pressure and volume as traders priced in reduced policy support. Why MP Materials Stock Just Crashed
• Negative Sentiment: Market headlines and commentary flagged the same risk and noted the stock decline, amplifying the move as momentum players and funds adjusted exposure. MP material stock sinks on Trump rare earth price-floor comment. What to do now.

MP Materials Stock Performance

MP stock opened at $58.75 on Friday. MP Materials Corp. has a 1 year low of $18.64 and a 1 year high of $100.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -82.75 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 7.51 and a current ratio of 8.05. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $59.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $64.90.

MP Materials (NYSE:MP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported ($0.10) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.15) by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $53.55 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $49.72 million. MP Materials had a negative net margin of 50.55% and a negative return on equity of 7.69%. MP Materials’s quarterly revenue was down 14.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.12) EPS. On average, research analysts predict that MP Materials Corp. will post -0.19 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MP has been the subject of several research analyst reports. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $82.00 target price on shares of MP Materials in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Wall Street Zen lowered MP Materials from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 15th. Bank of America boosted their price target on MP Materials from $78.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. William Blair assumed coverage on MP Materials in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of MP Materials from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $75.00 to $74.00 in a report on Friday, November 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $78.91.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Ryan Corbett sold 38,146 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total value of $2,288,760.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 156,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,399,960. This represents a 19.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO James H. Litinsky sold 385,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.94, for a total value of $24,231,900.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 13,105,965 shares in the company, valued at $824,889,437.10. This trade represents a 2.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 991,557 shares of company stock valued at $62,785,202 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 9.50% of the company’s stock.

MP Materials Company Profile

MP Materials Corporation operates as a vertically integrated producer of rare earth materials in North America. The company owns and manages the Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine and Processing Facility in California, the only commercially viable rare earth mining and processing site in the United States. MP Materials extracts, separates and refines critical rare earth elements—such as neodymium, praseodymium, and cerium—which are essential inputs for permanent magnets used in electric vehicles, wind turbines, and various defense applications.

The Mountain Pass mine first began commercial rare earth production in the 1950s and was later operated by Molycorp until its bankruptcy in 2015.