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Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$260.55 +8.01 (+3.17%)
Closing price 05/5/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$249.77 -10.77 (-4.13%)
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About Marathon Petroleum Stock (NYSE:MPC)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$251.89
$261.61
50-Day Range
$192.41
$260.55
52-Week Range
$141.91
$261.61
Volume
2.50 million shs
Average Volume
2.14 million shs
Market Capitalization
$76.73 billion
P/E Ratio
19.52
Dividend Yield
1.54%
Price Target
$243.13
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Marathon Petroleum Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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80th Percentile Overall Score

MPC MarketRank™: 

Marathon Petroleum scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 50th out of 247 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Marathon Petroleum has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 10 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Downside Risk

    Marathon Petroleum has a consensus price target of $243.13, representing about 6.7% downside from its current price of $260.55.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Marathon Petroleum has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Marathon Petroleum's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Marathon Petroleum are expected to decrease by -8.71% in the coming year, from $26.30 to $24.01 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Marathon Petroleum is 19.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.29.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Marathon Petroleum is 19.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 15.97.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Marathon Petroleum has a PEG Ratio of 0.37. 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 3.25. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.16% 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 2.93, 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 6.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Marathon Petroleum pays a meaningful dividend of 1.58%, 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 29.96%. 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 16.66% next year. This indicates that Marathon Petroleum will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Marathon Petroleum's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Marathon Petroleum has a news sentiment score of 0.82. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 47 news articles for Marathon Petroleum this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 38 people have searched for MPC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    15 people have added Marathon Petroleum to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 36% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $1,015,428.00 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.

  • Read more about Marathon Petroleum's insider trading history.
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MPC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Marathon Petroleum's stock was trading at $162.59 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, MPC shares have increased by 60.2% and is now trading at $260.5470.

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 5th. The oil and gas company reported $1.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.91. The business's quarterly revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Marathon Petroleum's Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, November 5th 2024, which authorizes the company to repurchase $5,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 10% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Marathon Petroleum subsidiaries include these companies: 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.

Marathon Petroleum's top institutional investors include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.34%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.52%), GHE LLC (0.22%) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.22%). Insiders that own company stock include Evan Bayh, Molly R Benson, Timothy J Aydt, Kim KW Rucker, Shawn M Lyon, Ricky D Hessling, Jeffrey C Campbell and Carl Kristopher Hagedorn.
View institutional ownership trends
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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.

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 ExxonMobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/10 Dividend
2/18/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/10 Dividend
2/18/2026
Dividend Payable
3/10/2026
Last Earnings
5/05/2026
Today
5/06/2026
Record date for 6/10 Dividend
5/20/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/10 Dividend
5/20/2026
Dividend Payable
6/10/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

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
Fax
N/A
Employees
18,500
Year Founded
1887

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$320.00
Low Price Target
$192.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-6.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.63
Research Coverage
19 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$13.35
Trailing P/E Ratio
19.52
Forward P/E Ratio
9.91
P/E Growth
0.37
Net Income
$4.05 billion
Net Margins
2.99%
Pretax Margin
5.29%
Return on Equity
13.90%
Return on Assets
4.00%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.27
Current Ratio
1.26
Quick Ratio
0.74

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$135.22 billion
Price / Sales
0.57
Cash Flow
$22.54 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.56
Book Value
$80.13 per share
Price / Book
3.25

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
294,500,000
Free Float
293,996,000
Market Cap
$76.73 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.53

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This page (NYSE:MPC) was last updated on 5/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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