Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Competitors $179.81 -2.45 (-1.35%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$179.96 +0.16 (+0.09%) As of 07/11/2025 07:28 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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MPC or DINO? 76.8% of Marathon Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of HF Sinclair shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Marathon Petroleum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of HF Sinclair shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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 4.4%. Marathon Petroleum pays out 51.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HF Sinclair pays out -259.7% 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. Does the media favor MPC or DINO? In the previous week, Marathon Petroleum had 28 more articles in the media than HF Sinclair. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Marathon Petroleum and 16 mentions for HF Sinclair. Marathon Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat HF Sinclair's score of 1.09 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 27 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive HF Sinclair 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate MPC or DINO? Marathon Petroleum currently has a consensus target price of $184.38, suggesting a potential upside of 2.54%. HF Sinclair has a consensus target price of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.88%. Given Marathon Petroleum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Marathon Petroleum is more favorable than HF Sinclair.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Marathon Petroleum 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56HF Sinclair 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55 Which has more risk and volatility, MPC or DINO? Marathon Petroleum has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HF Sinclair has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and 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$7.1125.29HF Sinclair$28.58B0.30$177M-$0.77-58.64 Is MPC or DINO more profitable? Marathon Petroleum has a net margin of 1.75% compared to HF Sinclair's net margin of -0.51%. Marathon Petroleum's return on equity of 8.89% beat HF Sinclair's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Marathon Petroleum1.75% 8.89% 2.75% HF Sinclair -0.51%0.05%0.03% SummaryMarathon Petroleum beats HF Sinclair on 14 of the 19 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MPC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$55.99B$32.12B$7.75B$20.73BDividend Yield2.00%3.46%10.94%3.71%P/E Ratio25.2930.9064.1527.84Price / Sales0.390.5521,195.6142.34Price / Cash8.8412.2436.4022.63Price / Book2.381.863.764.57Net Income$3.45B$2.57B$4.23B$989.30M7 Day Performance4.54%6.06%0.78%0.20%1 Month Performance8.95%16.13%2.55%3.95%1 Year Performance8.67%4.89%9.89%10.27% Marathon Petroleum Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MPCMarathon Petroleum4.3051 of 5 stars$179.81-1.3%$184.38+2.5%+9.4%$55.99B$140.41B25.2918,300Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastDINOHF Sinclair4.0522 of 5 stars$44.11-0.1%$43.70-0.9%-6.1%$8.31B$28.58B-57.295,297News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeMPLXMplx2.3407 of 5 stars$50.72-0.6%$55.50+9.4%+21.3%$51.77B$11.93B11.715,560News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPARRPar Pacific2.6795 of 5 stars$31.08-1.2%$21.96-29.3%+45.9%$1.60B$7.97B-27.501,787News CoverageAnalyst ForecastPBFPBF Energy1.9173 of 5 stars$24.37+1.1%$23.18-4.9%-29.6%$2.82B$33.12B-2.683,855News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPSXPhillips 664.5453 of 5 stars$126.10-0.9%$133.93+6.2%-3.8%$51.38B$145.50B28.7213,200Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionRNGRRanger Energy Services1.1771 of 5 stars$12.05-2.4%$12.50+3.7%+13.3%$271.13M$571.10M13.691,950VLOValero Energy4.4316 of 5 stars$143.93-0.4%$150.88+4.8%+4.4%$45.08B$129.88B50.869,922Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCVICVR Energy1.927 of 5 stars$30.19+1.1%$23.00-23.8%+30.5%$3.04B$7.39B-15.321,595Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDKDelek US2.2931 of 5 stars$23.68+2.4%$17.60-25.7%+16.4%$1.44B$11.85B-2.131,987News CoverageAnalyst ForecastREXREX American Resources2.0532 of 5 stars$52.61-0.3%$50.00-5.0%+18.7%$866.49M$642.49M16.34120 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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