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 $17,492,742 were sold by Litinsky James H. on Jan 08 ’26. At $64.17 per share, Litinsky James H. sold 272,600 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 12,805,965 shares worth approximately $887.45 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Litinsky James H. sold 27,400 shares, netting a total of over 1,753,874 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $64.01 each, the insider now holds 13,078,565 shares.
Before that, JAMES HENRY LITINSKY REVOCABLE had added 272,600 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $17,037,500, the Director bought MP Materials Corporation shares for $62.50 each.
As published in their initiating research note from William Blair on January 13, 2026, MP Materials Corporation [MP] has been an Outperform. Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of November 24, 2025, BMO Capital Markets has increased its “Market perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for MP. Earlier on November 19, 2025, Goldman initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for MP stock.
Analyzing MP Stock Performance
On last trading session, MP Materials Corporation [NYSE: MP] rose 8.59% to $69.3. The stock’s lowest price that day was $62.2, but it reached a high of $70.0699 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 10.88%. Over the course of the year, MP Materials Corporation shares have jumped approximately 254.84%.
Is MP Materials Corporation subject to short interest?
Stocks of MP Materials Corporation saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.3 million shares to 23.27 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 23.57 million shares. A decline of -1.29% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.87 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.87.
Which companies own the most shares of MP Materials Corporation (MP)?
In terms of MP Materials Corporation share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 77 in the next 12 months, up nearly 20.65% from the previous closing price of $63.82. Analysts anticipate MP Materials Corporation stock to reach 82 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 71. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked MP Materials Corporation stock as Buy at the end of 2026.
