Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Expected to Announce Earnings on Tuesday

Key Points

• Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is scheduled to announce its Q2 2025 earnings on August 5th, with analysts predicting earnings of $3.38 per share and revenue of $31.70 billion.
• The company recently reported a net margin of 1.75% and a return on equity of 8.89% for the previous quarter, with a year-over-year revenue decrease of 4.1%.
• Marathon Petroleum's quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share reflects a 2.08% yield, with a payout ratio of 51.20%.

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC - Get Free Report) will likely be announcing its Q2 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Tuesday, August 5th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $3.38 per share and revenue of $31.70 billion for the quarter.

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The oil and gas company reported ($0.24) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.40) by $0.16. Marathon Petroleum had a return on equity of 8.89% and a net margin of 1.75%. The business had revenue of $31.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $28.91 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.58 earnings per share. Marathon Petroleum's revenue was down 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Marathon Petroleum to post $8 EPS for the current fiscal year and $12 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Marathon Petroleum Trading Down 2.6%

MPC traded down $4.54 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $170.89. The company had a trading volume of 1,492,318 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,963,375. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $168.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $153.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 1.19. The company has a market cap of $52.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.04, a PEG ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 0.88. Marathon Petroleum has a 12-month low of $115.10 and a 12-month high of $183.31.

Marathon Petroleum Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 20th will be given a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.13%. Marathon Petroleum's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 51.20%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Kim K.W. Rucker sold 7,392 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $175.00, for a total transaction of $1,293,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 18,944 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,315,200. The trade was a 28.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.21% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Marathon Petroleum

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Marathon Petroleum stock. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC - Free Report) by 30.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,988 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,178 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC's holdings in Marathon Petroleum were worth $696,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. 76.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on MPC. Piper Sandler increased their target price on Marathon Petroleum from $175.00 to $182.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Scotiabank reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Marathon Petroleum in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Mizuho upped their target price on Marathon Petroleum from $168.00 to $184.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Marathon Petroleum from $152.00 to $163.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 10th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Marathon Petroleum from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $183.93.

Marathon Petroleum Company Profile

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.