MP Materials Stock Surges Over 300% in 2025 as Rare-Earth Demand Booms
MP Materials (MP 3.74%), a little-known rare-earth producer, has delivered a staggering 308% year-to-date return as of August 1, 2025. The Nevada-based company operates North America's only large-scale rare-earth mining site at California's Mountain Pass, with an expanding Texas manufacturing facility.
As the Western hemisphere's largest integrated rare-earth supplier, MP Materials dominates the full supply chain from extraction to magnet production. Its neodymium-based magnets power critical technologies including EVs, wind turbines, and defense systems—sectors experiencing explosive growth amid the global energy transition.