Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Competitors $180.14 -0.14 (-0.08%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$179.98 -0.16 (-0.09%) As of 07:54 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MPC vs. DINO, MPLX, PARR, PBF, PSX, RNGR, VLO, CVI, DK, and REXShould you be buying Marathon Petroleum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marathon Petroleum include HF Sinclair (DINO), Mplx (MPLX), Par Pacific (PARR), PBF Energy (PBF), Phillips 66 (PSX), Ranger Energy Services (RNGR), Valero Energy (VLO), CVR Energy (CVI), Delek US (DK), and REX American Resources (REX). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Marathon Petroleum vs. Its Competitors HF Sinclair Mplx Par Pacific PBF Energy Phillips 66 Ranger Energy Services Valero Energy CVR Energy Delek US REX American Resources Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) and HF Sinclair (NYSE:DINO) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings. Do analysts recommend MPC or DINO? Marathon Petroleum presently has a consensus target price of $189.64, indicating a potential upside of 5.28%. HF Sinclair has a consensus target price of $52.55, indicating a potential upside of 1.83%. Given Marathon Petroleum's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Marathon Petroleum is more favorable than HF Sinclair.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Marathon Petroleum 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50HF Sinclair 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is MPC or DINO a better dividend stock? Marathon Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. HF Sinclair pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Marathon Petroleum pays out 54.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HF Sinclair pays out -434.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Marathon Petroleum has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and HF Sinclair has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. HF Sinclair is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is MPC or DINO more profitable? Marathon Petroleum has a net margin of 1.58% compared to HF Sinclair's net margin of -0.32%. Marathon Petroleum's return on equity of 8.38% beat HF Sinclair's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Marathon Petroleum1.58% 8.38% 2.53% HF Sinclair -0.32%1.89%1.06% Which has more volatility and risk, MPC or DINO? Marathon Petroleum has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HF Sinclair has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer MPC or DINO? In the previous week, Marathon Petroleum had 13 more articles in the media than HF Sinclair. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Marathon Petroleum and 25 mentions for HF Sinclair. Marathon Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat HF Sinclair's score of 1.20 indicating that Marathon Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Marathon Petroleum 26 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive HF Sinclair 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in MPC or DINO? 76.8% of Marathon Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Marathon Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MPC or DINO? Marathon Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than HF Sinclair. HF Sinclair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marathon Petroleum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMarathon Petroleum$140.41B0.39$3.45B$6.7426.73HF Sinclair$28.58B0.34$177M-$0.46-112.17 SummaryMarathon Petroleum beats HF Sinclair on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Marathon Petroleum News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MPC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MPC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMarathon PetroleumOIL REFING&MKTG IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$54.81B$31.41B$7.79B$21.53BDividend Yield2.02%3.52%10.78%3.50%P/E Ratio26.7324.7439.5529.84Price / Sales0.390.54885.5552.61Price / Cash8.7412.2735.5018.13Price / Book2.381.833.994.65Net Income$3.45B$2.55B$4.29B$999.94M7 Day Performance-0.47%-0.60%1.20%0.79%1 Month Performance10.92%9.79%3.42%4.54%1 Year Performance10.12%13.16%15.19%16.77% Marathon Petroleum Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MPCMarathon Petroleum4.4608 of 5 stars$180.14-0.1%$189.64+5.3%+10.1%$54.81B$140.41B26.7318,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDINOHF Sinclair3.5354 of 5 stars$51.06-0.1%$50.55-1.0%+13.1%$9.55B$28.58B-110.995,297Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMPLXMplx2.8699 of 5 stars$50.12-0.8%$55.89+11.5%+16.6%$51.08B$11.93B11.915,560Positive NewsPARRPar Pacific2.8481 of 5 stars$33.45-1.3%$28.96-13.4%+75.5%$1.70B$7.97B-119.461,787Analyst UpgradePBFPBF Energy1.5539 of 5 stars$28.46-0.2%$24.83-12.7%-15.7%$3.29B$33.12B-3.313,855Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionPSXPhillips 664.7845 of 5 stars$130.14-1.1%$135.60+4.2%+3.2%$52.59B$145.50B31.2813,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRNGRRanger Energy Services2.6144 of 5 stars$13.77-2.7%$13.00-5.6%+15.2%$300.63M$571.10M13.901,950News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓Gap UpVLOValero Energy4.1061 of 5 stars$157.39+0.4%$156.40-0.6%+16.8%$48.89B$129.88B65.589,922News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCVICVR Energy1.5227 of 5 stars$30.84-1.9%$22.25-27.8%+40.8%$3.10B$7.61B-9.291,595News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeDKDelek US1.5581 of 5 stars$30.07-4.0%$23.77-20.9%+43.7%$1.81B$11.85B-2.451,987Analyst ForecastREXREX American Resources1.488 of 5 stars$61.96+0.5%$50.00-19.3%+38.8%$1.02B$642.49M21.00120 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DINO Competitors MPLX Competitors PARR Competitors PBF Competitors PSX Competitors RNGR Competitors VLO Competitors CVI Competitors DK Competitors REX Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MPC) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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