AREC vs MP
AREC: A distressed diversified natural resources company with coal mining operations and emerging critical minerals recovery businesses, trading at deep discount with negative margins and significant leverage. MP: Domestically-focused rare earth miner and magnet maker building a vertically integrated supply chain for electric vehicles and clean energy, backed by long-term contracts with Apple and GM.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | AREC | MP | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-22 close | $1.77 | $45.68 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-23 | $189M | $8.1B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-23 | 3.12 | n/a | |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-23 | -27511.1% | -20.5% | MP higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-23 | +963.6% | +37.2% | AREC higher |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-23 | -20337.5% | -39.9% | MP higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-23 | -139.2% | -3.5% | MP higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-23 | -19.7% | -2.1% | MP higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-23 | 255.89 | 0.43 | MP lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-23 | -63.7% | +60.9% | MP higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | n/a | -24.8% | |
| Beta as of 2026-07-23 | 1.15 | 1.94 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-22 close | +16.8% | -24.0% | AREC higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-23. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-22.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.