Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Has $90.33 Million Position in MP Materials Corp. $MP

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Jul 30th, 2026

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP trimmed its stake in shares of MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP – Free Report) by 1.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,872,351 shares of the company’s stock after selling 36,325 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in MP Materials were worth $90,329,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of MP Materials by 26.5% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 234,185 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,716,000 after acquiring an additional 49,052 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of MP Materials during the first quarter valued at about $215,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new stake in shares of MP Materials during the first quarter worth about $219,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in shares of MP Materials by 4.6% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 10,793 shares of the company’s stock valued at $265,000 after buying an additional 479 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in MP Materials by 36.0% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 193,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,734,000 after buying an additional 51,348 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.55% of the company’s stock.

MP Materials Stock Performance

NYSE MP opened at $38.04 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $6.77 billion, a P/E ratio of -90.57 and a beta of 1.86. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $55.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.46. The company has a current ratio of 7.18, a quick ratio of 6.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. MP Materials Corp. has a 12-month low of $37.81 and a 12-month high of $100.25.

MP Materials (NYSE:MP – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01) by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $90.65 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $74.82 million. MP Materials had a negative net margin of 28.00% and a negative return on equity of 2.27%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 49.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($0.12) earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that MP Materials Corp. will post 0.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on MP. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on shares of MP Materials from $70.00 to $61.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $82.00 target price on MP Materials in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Wedbush upped their price target on MP Materials from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen downgraded MP Materials from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of MP Materials in a report on Friday, July 17th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $78.35.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on MP Materials

Key MP Materials News

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

Positive Sentiment: MP Materials’ roughly $400 million U.S. government equity investment reinforces the company’s strategic importance in reducing reliance on China for rare-earth materials. The development could support expansion, financing and long-term demand, although the stock has remained weak despite the announcement. Is MP Materials Undervalued As The U.S. Takes A $400 Million Stake?
Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan lowered its price target for MP from $75 to $60 but maintained an “overweight” rating. The revised target still implies substantial upside from recent trading levels, but the cut indicates more cautious assumptions about the company’s near-term valuation or execution. JPMorgan Lowers MP Materials Price Target
Neutral Sentiment: Coverage comparing MP Materials with Atlas Lithium highlights investor interest in critical-minerals companies, but does not appear to provide a major new operational or financial catalyst for MP. Analyzing Atlas Lithium and MP Materials
Negative Sentiment: A Seeking Alpha analysis downgraded the stock and recommended waiting for a better entry point, adding to concerns that MP’s valuation and execution risks remain elevated even with government backing. MP Materials: Wait For A Better Entry Point
Negative Sentiment: Broader rare-earth investment themes and competing critical-minerals opportunities may divert investor attention from MP Materials, particularly as the company’s shares have declined significantly over recent months. ETF Built to Break China’s Rare Earth Grip

Insider Activity at MP Materials

In other news, CFO Ryan Corbett sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total value of $1,500,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 109,017 shares in the company, valued at $8,176,275. This trade represents a 15.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO James H. Litinsky sold 234,651 shares of MP Materials stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.87, for a total value of $15,456,461.37. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 11,855,965 shares in the company, valued at approximately $780,952,414.55. The trade was a 1.94% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 905,167 shares of company stock valued at $60,161,837. 8.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

MP Materials Company Profile

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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.