Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) is an integrated downstream energy company engaged primarily in refining, marketing and transporting petroleum products. The company converts crude oil and other feedstocks into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, asphalt, propane and other refined products used by consumers, businesses and industrial customers.

Marathon Petroleum operates refineries and related logistics assets in the United States, with a refining and marketing presence serving markets across the Midwest, Gulf Coast and West Coast. Its marketing activities include the wholesale distribution of refined products and the supply of fuel to independent stations operating under the Marathon brand, as well as commercial, industrial and transportation customers.

The company also has midstream operations through its relationship with MPLX Inc., a publicly traded master limited partnership sponsored by Marathon Petroleum. MPLX owns and operates pipelines, storage facilities, terminals and other infrastructure that supports the gathering, processing, transportation and storage of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids.

Marathon Petroleum was formed in 2011 through the separation of Marathon Oil Corporation's refining and marketing operations from its exploration and production business. The company is headquartered in Findlay, Ohio, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Maryann Mannen.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $454.51 to $468.42
• 50-Day Range: $297.47 to $463.56
• 52-Week Range: $161.93 to $470.00
• Volume: 1.52 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.49 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $133.99 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.78
• Dividend Yield: 0.87%
• Price Target: $395.38
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Marathon Petroleum Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Marathon Petroleum scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 36th out of 250 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: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Marathon Petroleum has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.76, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 11 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Marathon Petroleum has a consensus price target of $384.94, representing about 16.4% downside from its current price of $460.61.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Marathon Petroleum has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -3.37%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Marathon Petroleum are expected to decrease by -3.37% in the coming year, from $61.46 to $59.39 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Marathon Petroleum is 15.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Marathon Petroleum is 15.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.44.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Marathon Petroleum has a PEG Ratio of 0.14. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Marathon Petroleum has a P/B Ratio of 5.75. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.42% 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 1.98, 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 8.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Marathon Petroleum has a dividend yield of 0.88%, which is in 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 13.75%. 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 6.74% next year. This indicates that Marathon Petroleum will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.86

News Sentiment

Marathon Petroleum has a news sentiment score of 0.86. 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 0.71 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for Marathon Petroleum this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

55 people have searched for MPC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 53% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

43 people have added Marathon Petroleum to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 153% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 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 $7,780,127.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.17% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2026
• Today: 10/12/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MPC
• CIK: 1510295
• Web: www.marathonpetroleum.com
• Phone: (419) 422-2121
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 18,500
• Year Founded: 1887

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Marathon Petroleum: $395.38
• High Price Target: $510.00
• Low Price Target: $210.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -13.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.76
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $29.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.46
• P/E Growth: 0.14
• Net Income: $4.05 billion
• Net Margins: 5.48%
• Pretax Margin: 8.18%
• Return on Equity: 31.96%
• Return on Assets: 8.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.19
• Current Ratio: 1.25
• Quick Ratio: 0.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $135.22 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.99
• Cash Flow: $22.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.83
• Book Value: $80.13 per share
• Price / Book: 5.72

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 291,940,000
• Free Float: 291,441,000
• Market Cap: $133.79 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.54