Mplx (MPLX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

MPLX LP (NYSE:MPLX) is a diversified master limited partnership that owns and operates midstream energy infrastructure in the United States. The company provides transportation, storage and logistics services for crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs), primarily under long-term commercial arrangements with energy producers, refiners and other customers.

MPLX’s assets include crude oil and refined-products pipelines, storage facilities, marine and inland waterway terminals, rail and truck transportation operations, and gathering and processing systems. Through its gathering and processing business, the partnership also handles natural gas and NGLs in several major U.S. producing regions, including the Marcellus and Utica shales, the Permian Basin and the Bakken region.

MPLX was formed by Marathon Petroleum Corporation in 2012 to own and develop midstream assets supporting Marathon Petroleum’s refining and marketing operations. Over time, the partnership has expanded through acquisitions and organic projects, while continuing to serve customers across key U.S. energy-producing and refining markets. Marathon Petroleum remains MPLX’s sponsor and a significant business partner.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $56.88 to $57.93
• 50-Day Range: $56.28 to $60.53
• 52-Week Range: $47.80 to $60.95
• Volume: 1.11 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.42 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $57.87 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.28
• Dividend Yield: 7.55%
• Price Target: $63.80
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Mplx Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mplx scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 37th 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: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Mplx has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Mplx has a consensus price target of $63.80, representing about 11.8% upside from its current price of $57.08.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Mplx has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Mplx are expected to grow by 10.33% in the coming year, from $4.26 to $4.70 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Mplx is 12.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.59.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mplx is 12.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.11.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Mplx has a PEG Ratio of 5.50. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mplx has a P/B Ratio of 3.99. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.65% of the float of Mplx has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mplx has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.39.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mplx has recently decreased by 9.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Mplx is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.45%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Mplx has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Mplx is 92.69%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Mplx will have a dividend payout ratio of 91.70% in the coming year. This indicates that Mplx may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.57

News Sentiment

Mplx has a news sentiment score of 0.57. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Mplx this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

31 people have searched for MPLX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 15% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

37 people have added Mplx to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 118% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mplx insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

24.25% of the stock of Mplx is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 8/14 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/14 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/14/2026
• Today: 10/07/2026
• 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 Storage & Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MPLX
• CIK: 1552000
• Web: www.mplx.com
• Phone: (419) 421-2414
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 5,762
• Year Founded: 2012

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Mplx: $63.80
• High Price Target: $73.00
• Low Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.57
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.65
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.40
• P/E Growth: 5.5
• Net Income: $4.91 billion
• Net Margins: 35.75%
• Pretax Margin: 36.12%
• Return on Equity: 32.83%
• Return on Assets: 10.98%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.71
• Current Ratio: 0.89
• Quick Ratio: 0.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.00 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.45
• Cash Flow: $6.12 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.32
• Book Value: $14.31 per share
• Price / Book: 3.99

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,013,860,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $57.87 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.49