Announcing second-quarter 2023 financial results after the market closed yesterday, MP Materials (NYSE: MP) beat analysts' top- and bottom-line expectations. And that's not the only thing driving investors to the rare earth metals stock today. MP Materials also reported the achievement of a milestone, which bodes well for the company's future.

As of 2:45 p.m. ET, shares of MP Materials have risen 5.9%, retreating slightly from their earlier climb of 10.5%.

Beating analysts' expectations that it would report Q2 2023 sales of $61 million, MP Materials booked Q2 2023 revenue of $64 million. Another pleasant surprise was found at the bottom of the income statement, where MP Materials reported adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.09, higher than analysts' estimate of $0.06.

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