Compare · MP vs NEXA
MP vs NEXA
Side-by-side comparison of MP Materials Corp. (MP) and Nexa Resources S.A. (NEXA): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both MP and NEXA operate in Metal Mining (Basic Materials), so they compete in similar markets.
- MP is the larger of the two at $10.54B, about 6.1x NEXA ($1.73B).
- Over the past year, MP is up 113.8% and NEXA is up 163.7% - NEXA leads by 49.9 points.
- MP has been more active in the news (8 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for NEXA).
- MP has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 12 for NEXA).
- Company
- MP Materials Corp.
- Nexa Resources S.A.
- Price
- $59.17-9.60%
- $13.08-13.06%
- Market cap
- $10.54B
- $1.73B
- 1M return
- -18.51%
- -21.63%
- 1Y return
- +113.84%
- +163.71%
- Industry
- Metal Mining
- Metal Mining
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 2020
- 2017
- News (4w)
- 8
- 3
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 12
MP Materials Corp.
MP Materials Corp. engages in the ownership and operation of integrated rare earth mining and processing facilities. It owns and operates the Mountain Pass facility located in the Western Hemisphere. The company holds the mineral rights to the Mountain Pass mine and surrounding areas, as well as intellectual property rights related to the processing and development of rare earth minerals. It offers neodymium and praseodymium that are rare earth elements, which in combination form neodymium-praseodymium. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Nexa Resources S.A.
Nexa Resources S.A., through its subsidiaries, engages in the zinc mining and smelting business. It also produces zinc, silver, gold, copper, cement, sulfuric acid, lead, agricultural lime, and copper sulfate deposits. The company owns and operates five underground polymetallic mines, including three located in the Central Andes of Peru; and two located in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. It also develops the Aripuanã project located in Mato Grosso, Brazil. The company also exports its products. The company was formerly known as VM Holding S.A. and changed its name to Nexa Resources S.A. in September 2017. The company was founded in 1956 and is based in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Nexa Resources S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Votorantim S.A.
Latest MP
- Chairman and CEO Litinsky James H. sold $12,801,855 worth of shares (185,167 units at $69.14) (SEC Form 4)
- Needham initiated coverage on MP Materials with a new price target
- Chairman and CEO Litinsky James H. sold $26,225,225 worth of shares (400,000 units at $65.56) (SEC Form 4)
- Inside The North Atlantic Critical Minerals Push: A $68 Billion Greenland Deposit Lands At The EU Raw Materials Summit
- Barclays initiated coverage on MP Materials with a new price target
- Why a $35 Million Greenland Rare Earth Deal Just Put One Small-Cap on Every Investor's Radar
- Chief Operating Officer Rosenthal Michael Stuart bought $962,540 worth of shares (17,000 units at $56.62), increasing direct ownership by 1% to 1,333,673 units (SEC Form 4)
- Past-Producing Nevada Tungsten Asset Lines Up With DIBC Filing And European Mandate
- Chairman and CEO Litinsky James H. sold $19,634,359 worth of shares (300,000 units at $65.45) (SEC Form 4)
- The Nevada Tungsten Past-Producer That Just Filed With the Pentagon's Critical Minerals Body -- and What 17 Historical Workings Could Mean for the 2026 Drill Program
Latest NEXA
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Nexa Resources S.A.
- SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Aita Vanessa
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Nexa Resources S.A.
- Nexa Provides Update on Cajamarquilla Operation
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Nexa Resources S.A.
- Nexa Reports 1Q26 Net Income of US$118 Million; Aripuana Sets New Quarterly Zinc Production Record
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Nexa Resources S.A.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Nexa Resources S.A.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Nexa Resources S.A.
- Nexa Resources Publishes 2025 Sustainability Report