Positive sentiment towards MP reflected in decline in short interest

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. MP Materials Corporation shares valued at $202,464 were sold by Hoops Elliot Dean on Jul 01 ’25. At $31.94 per share, Hoops Elliot Dean sold 6,338 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 6,337 shares worth approximately $0.39 million following the completion of this transaction.

Before that, Hoops Elliot Dean had sold 5,523 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $200,872, the General Counsel and Secretary traded MP Materials Corporation shares for $36.37 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,523 shares, worth approximately $4.29 million.

Analysts at Jefferies downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of June 05, 2025, Morgan Stanley has increased its “an Equal-weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for MP. Earlier on September 27, 2024, Robert W. Baird resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for MP stock.

Analyzing MP Stock Performance

On last trading session, MP Materials Corporation [NYSE: MP] rose 1.07% to $61.5. The stock’s lowest price that day was $59.57, but it reached a high of $62.685 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.10%. Over the course of the year, MP Materials Corporation shares have jumped approximately 357.93%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $65.84 on 07/29/25 and a 52-week low of $15.77 on 01/02/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for MP Materials Corporation (MP)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 59.81, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 58.13. In the upper region, resistance lies at 62.94. The next price resistance is at 64.37. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 70.87 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is MP Materials Corporation subject to short interest?

Stocks of MP Materials Corporation saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -2.62 million shares to 28.3 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 30.92 million shares. A decline of -9.26% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.44 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.44.

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In terms of MP Materials Corporation share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 65 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.82% from the previous closing price of $60.85. Analysts anticipate MP Materials Corporation stock to reach 65 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 65. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked MP Materials Corporation stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 15, 2024, BMO Capital Markets assigned a price target of “a Market perform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $16.50.

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