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MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP) is one of the 10 Stocks That Investors Are Dumping. MP Materials dropped its share prices by 3.72 percent on Wednesday to end at $30.03 apiece as investors sold off positions following the recent stock rating downgrade from an investment firm.
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Zacks.com on MSNMP Materials (MP) Moves 50.6% Higher: Will This Strength Last?MP Materials (MP) was a big mover last session on higher-than-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions might not help the stock continue moving higher in the near term.
As of 10:17 a.m. ET on Friday, shares of MP Materials stock had climbed 6.5%.
MP Materials (NYSE: MP) is up 50% today after an announcement that the Department of Defense is buying $400 million of preferred stock in the company. This will make the Pentagon the largest shareholder here.
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On Thursday, the United States Department of Defense (DOD) entered a major deal with MP Materials. The DOD agreed to buy $400 million of MP Materials newly created preferred shares stock. The move will make the U.S. military the company’s largest stakeholder. In the hours after the deal, the company’s stock surged more than 50%.
The Department of Justice announced a $400 billion investment in MP to fund a huge rare earths processing plant expansion. In conjunction, the DoD agreed to a long-term purchase agreement with a minimum price and volume commitments.