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MP vs RIO
Side-by-side comparison of MP Materials Corp. (MP) and Rio Tinto Plc (RIO): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both MP and RIO operate in Metal Mining (Basic Materials), so they compete in similar markets.
- RIO is the larger of the two at $134.16B, about 12.5x MP ($10.72B).
- MP has been more active in the news (5 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for RIO).
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
- Company
- MP Materials Corp.
- Rio Tinto Plc
- Price
- -
- -
- Market cap
- $10.72B
- $134.16B
- 1M return
- -
- -
- 1Y return
- -
- -
- Industry
- Metal Mining
- Metal Mining
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 2020
- 2002
- News (4w)
- 5
- 2
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 25
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.
Rio Tinto Plc
Rio Tinto Group engages in exploring, mining, and processing mineral resources worldwide. The company offers aluminum, copper, diamonds, gold, borates, titanium dioxide, salt, iron ore, and uranium. It also owns and operates open pit and underground mines, mills, refineries, smelters, power stations, and research and service facilities. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Latest MP
- Greenland Fjords Mappedas Skaergaard Advances Marine-Logistics Planning
- Boots on the Ground. The Tungsten System That Was Never Drilled Is About to Be
- MP Materials to Participate in Canaccord Genuity’s 46th Annual Growth Conference
- MP Materials Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
- MP Materials Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- A Junior Just Pulled Rock Grading Double the Historical Numbers From a Nevada Tungsten District the U.S. Badly Needs
- MP Materials Announces Date for Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Webcast
- The West Wants a Critical-Minerals Supply Chain Outside China. One Nasdaq Company Is Trying to Build a Piece of It in Greenland.
- Director Duckworth Connie K was granted 624 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 41,774 units (SEC Form 4)
- As Global Nickel & Cobalt Demand Accelerates, Awaruite Showing Potential to Become a Strategic Source of Supply
Latest RIO
- This Gold Miner's Margin Per Ounce Just Went From $914 to $2,401
- Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Rio Tinto with a new price target
- Rio Tinto upgraded by Berenberg
- Rio Tinto upgraded by Goldman
- Rio Tinto downgraded by Morgan Stanley
- Rio Tinto downgraded by RBC Capital Mkts
- Rio Tinto downgraded by BofA Securities
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Rio Tinto Plc
- Rio Tinto downgraded by Analyst
- Rio Tinto downgraded by Barclays