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MP vs VALE

Side-by-side comparison of MP Materials Corp. (MP) and VALE S.A. (VALE): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both MP and VALE operate in Metal Mining (Basic Materials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • VALE is the larger of the two at $68.57B, about 5.6x MP ($12.20B).
  • Over the past year, MP is up 178.7% and VALE is up 71.6% - MP leads by 107.2 points.
  • MP has been more active in the news (9 items in the past 4 weeks vs 4 for VALE).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceMP+178.75%VALE+71.58%
2025-06-04+0.00%2026-06-03
MetricMPVALE
Company
MP Materials Corp.
VALE S.A.
Price
$68.53-5.12%
$16.06-4.55%
Market cap
$12.20B
$68.57B
1M return
+3.50%
+1.36%
1Y return
+178.75%
+71.58%
Industry
Metal Mining
Metal Mining
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2020
News (4w)
9
4
Recent ratings
25
25
MP

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.

VALE

VALE S.A.

Vale S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells iron ore and iron ore pellets for use as raw materials in steelmaking in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through Ferrous Minerals, Base Metals, and Coal segments. The Ferrous Minerals segment produces and extracts iron ore and pellets, manganese, ferroalloys, and other ferrous products; and provides related logistic services. The Base Metals segment produces and extracts nickel and its by-products, such as copper, gold, silver, cobalt, precious metals, and others. The Coal segment is involved in the extraction of metallurgical and thermal coal; and provides related logistic services. It also offers platinum group metals. The company was formerly known as Companhia Vale do Rio Doce and changed its name to Vale S.A. in May 2009. Vale S.A. was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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