Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Marathon Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated downstream energy company primarily in the United States. The company operates through Refining & Marketing, and Midstream segments. The Refining & Marketing segment refines crude oil and other feedstocks at its refineries in the Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent, and West Coast regions of the United States; and purchases refined products and ethanol for resale and distributes refined products, including renewable diesel, through transportation, storage, distribution, and marketing services. Its refined products include transportation fuels, such as reformulated gasolines and blend-grade gasolines; heavy fuel oil; and asphalt. This segment also manufactures propane and petrochemicals. It sells refined products to wholesale marketing customers in the United States and internationally, buyers on the spot market, and independent entrepreneurs who operate primarily Marathon branded outlets, as well as through long-term fuel supply contracts to direct dealer locations primarily under the ARCO brand. The Midstream segment transports, stores, distributes, and markets crude oil and refined products through refining logistics assets, pipelines, terminals, towboats, and barges; gathers, processes, and transports natural gas; and gathers, transports, fractionates, stores, and markets natural gas liquids. Marathon Petroleum Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Findlay, Ohio.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $160.29 to $163.16
• 50-Day Range: $157.07 to $182.29
• 52-Week Range: $115.10 to $183.10
• Volume: 1.28 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.96 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $48.93 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.88
• Dividend Yield: 2.26%
• Price Target: $185.29
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Marathon Petroleum Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Marathon Petroleum scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 21st out of 270 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Marathon Petroleum has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.41, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Marathon Petroleum has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 36.48%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Marathon Petroleum are expected to grow by 36.48% in the coming year, from $8.47 to $11.56 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Marathon Petroleum is 23.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Marathon Petroleum is 23.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 76.80.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Marathon Petroleum has a PEG Ratio of 2.80. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Marathon Petroleum has a P/B Ratio of 2.10. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.19% of the float of Marathon Petroleum has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Marathon Petroleum has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Marathon Petroleum has recently decreased by 13.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Marathon Petroleum pays a meaningful dividend of 2.26%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Marathon Petroleum has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Marathon Petroleum is 54.01%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Marathon Petroleum will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.49% next year. This indicates that Marathon Petroleum will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -9.13

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.19% of the float of Marathon Petroleum has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Marathon Petroleum has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Marathon Petroleum has recently decreased by 13.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.18

News Sentiment

Marathon Petroleum has a news sentiment score of 1.18. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 42 news articles for Marathon Petroleum this week, compared to 22 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

10 people have searched for MPC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 8 people have added Marathon Petroleum to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Marathon Petroleum insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,293,600.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.21% of the stock of Marathon Petroleum is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

76.77% of the stock of Marathon Petroleum is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MPC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MPC shares performed this year?

Marathon Petroleum's stock was trading at $139.50 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MPC shares have increased by 15.4% and is now trading at $160.95.

How were Marathon Petroleum's earnings last quarter?

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) released its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 5th. The oil and gas company reported $3.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.22 by $0.74. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is Marathon Petroleum doing a stock buyback?

Marathon Petroleum's Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, November 5th 2024, which allows the company to buy back $5,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 10% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Does Marathon Petroleum have any subsidiaries?

Marathon Petroleum subsidiaries include Andeavor, Felda Iffco, 631 South Main Street Development LLC, Andeavor Field Services LLC, Andeavor Gathering I LLC, Andeavor LLC, Andeavor Logistics CD LLC, and others.

Who are Marathon Petroleum's major shareholders?

Marathon Petroleum's top institutional investors include Geode Capital Management LLC (2.61%), Boston Partners (2.00%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.83%) and US Bancorp DE (0.56%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael J Hennigan, Evan Bayh, Suzanne Gagle, Timothy J Aydt, Kim KW Rucker, Shawn M Lyon, Ricky D Hessling, Jeffrey C Campbell and Carl Kristopher Hagedorn.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Marathon Petroleum?

Shares of MPC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Marathon Petroleum own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Marathon Petroleum investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), GE Aerospace (GE) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/10 Dividend: 5/21/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/10 Dividend: 5/21/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/10/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/05/2025
• Today: 8/10/2025
• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/20/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/20/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL REFING&MKTG
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MPC
• CIK: 1510295
• Web: www.marathonpetroleum.com
• Phone: (419) 422-2121
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 18,300
• Year Founded: 1887

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Marathon Petroleum: $185.29
• High Price Target: $205.00
• Low Price Target: $170.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.41
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.74
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.88
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.00
• P/E Growth: 2.8
• Net Income: $3.45 billion
• Net Margins: 1.58%
• Pretax Margin: 3.18%
• Return on Equity: 8.38%
• Return on Assets: 2.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.15
• Current Ratio: 1.23
• Quick Ratio: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $140.41 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.35
• Cash Flow: $20.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.80
• Book Value: $76.52 per share
• Price / Book: 2.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 304,020,000
• Free Float: 303,382,000
• Market Cap: $48.93 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.90