On July 24, MP Materials Corp. declined 5.22% in regular trading, trading at $42.36/share, with turnover of $56.64 million. The drop came amid multiple investment banks lowering their price targets and continued selling pressure from the company's chairman and CEO.

Deutsche Bank recently reduced its price target on MP Materials to $61 from $70 while maintaining its Buy rating. Meanwhile, Chairman and CEO James Litinsky has cumulatively sold over one million shares since April through his revocable trust under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 plan, with transactions executed at prices ranging from $64 to $67 per share earlier in the year. The persistent insider selling has weighed on market sentiment.

The broader rare earth sector also faced headwinds, with peer USA Rare Earth declining 5.58% on the same day. MP Materials Corp. is the largest rare earth materials producer in the Western Hemisphere, owning and operating the Mountain Pass mine and processing facility, the only active large-scale rare earth mining and processing site in North America.

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