Reviewing Blackstone Minerals (OTCMKTS:BLSTF) & MP Materials (NYSE:MP)

Blackstone Minerals (OTCMKTS:BLSTF) and MP Materials (NYSE:MP) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation.

Risk & Volatility

Blackstone Minerals has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, MP Materials has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Blackstone Minerals and MP Materials”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blackstone Minerals	$20,000.00	1,154.30	-$6.30 million	N/A	N/A
MP Materials	$224.44 million	42.25	-$85.87 million	($0.42)	-126.84

Blackstone Minerals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MP Materials.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

52.5% of MP Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of MP Materials shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Blackstone Minerals and MP Materials, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blackstone Minerals	0	0	0	0	0.00
MP Materials	1	0	15	3	3.05

MP Materials has a consensus target price of $80.14, indicating a potential upside of 50.44%. Given MP Materials’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MP Materials is more favorable than Blackstone Minerals.

Profitability

This table compares Blackstone Minerals and MP Materials’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackstone Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A
MP Materials	-28.00%	-2.27%	-1.13%

Summary

MP Materials beats Blackstone Minerals on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Blackstone Minerals

Blackstone Minerals Limited engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties. The company primarily explores for nickel, cobalt, copper, gold, platinum, manganese, and palladium deposits. It holds a 100% interest in the Gold Bridge project, which covers an area of 367 square kilometers located in the British Columbia, Canada. The company also holds a 90% interest in the Ta Khoa project located in Son La Province, Vietnam. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in West Perth, Australia.

About MP Materials

MP Materials Corp., together with its subsidiaries, produces rare earth materials. The company owns and operates the Mountain Pass Rare Earth mine and processing facility in North America. It 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. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.