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FCX vs MP

Side-by-side comparison of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) and MP Materials Corp. (MP): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both FCX and MP operate in Metal Mining (Basic Materials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • FCX is the larger of the two at $91.10B, about 8.6x MP ($10.54B).
  • FCX has been more active in the news (12 items in the past 4 weeks vs 8 for MP).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
MetricFCXMP
Company
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
MP Materials Corp.
Price
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Market cap
$91.10B
$10.54B
1M return
-
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1Y return
-
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Industry
Metal Mining
Metal Mining
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2020
News (4w)
12
8
Recent ratings
25
25
FCX

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. engages in the mining of mineral properties in North America, South America, and Indonesia. The company primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and other metals, as well as oil and gas. Its assets include the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia; Morenci, Bagdad, Safford, Sierrita, and Miami in Arizona; Tyrone and Chino in New Mexico; and Henderson and Climax in Colorado, North America, as well as Cerro Verde in Peru and El Abra in Chile. The company also operates a portfolio of oil and gas properties primarily located in offshore California and the Gulf of Mexico. As of December 31, 2020, it operated approximately 165 wells. The company was formerly known as Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and changed its name to Freeport-McMoRan Inc. in July 2014. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

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.

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