MP Materials (MP) Valuation After Strategic DoD–Maaden Rare-Earth Refinery Joint Venture Announcement

MP Materials (MP) just put a bigger flag on the global rare earth map, announcing a three way joint venture with the U.S. Department of Defense and Saudi miner Maaden to build a refinery in Saudi Arabia.

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The latest joint venture headlines come on top of a strong run, with investors rewarding MP’s expanding strategic footprint and lifting the year to date share price return to 271.2 percent. The one year total shareholder return sits at 187.93 percent, suggesting momentum is still building rather than fading.

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With the shares already up sharply but still trading about 30 percent below consensus price targets, the real question now is whether MP Materials remains mispriced or if the market has already baked in its next leg of growth.

Most Popular Narrative: 23.1% Undervalued

Based on the most followed narrative, MP Materials fair value sits well above the last close of $60.84, framing the recent rally as only a partial re rating.

Structural global shifts prioritizing domestic and allied supply chains for critical materials, underpinned by national security and electrification policies, have resulted in massive government funding, ownership stakes, and market protections for MP, setting up long-term demand and premium pricing for U.S. produced rare earths and supporting sustained margin expansion.

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Curious why a miner gets a valuation playbook usually reserved for hyper growth tech names? The narrative leans on soaring revenue, surging margins, and a bold profit multiple. Want to see which future earnings path has to come true to make this price tag work.

Result: Fair Value of $79.11 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, aggressive downstream expansion and heavy reliance on a few strategic customers could backfire if execution stumbles or key contracts are renegotiated.

Find out about the key risks to this MP Materials narrative.

Another View: Price Versus Fundamentals

Look past the bullish narratives and the numbers tell a tougher story. MP trades on a steep 46.3 times sales, versus 1.9 times for the US metals and mining industry and a fair ratio of just 2.7 times, which implies valuation risk if expectations cool.

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

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