Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) is an integrated downstream energy company engaged primarily in refining, marketing and transporting petroleum products. The company converts crude oil and other feedstocks into gasoline, diesel and other transportation fuels, as well as asphalt, propane, petrochemical feedstocks and related products.

Marathon Petroleum operates a network of refineries in the United States and markets refined products through wholesale channels, branded retail locations and commercial customers. Its fuel brands include Marathon and ARCO, with products distributed across various regions of the country. The company also supplies fuel to transportation, industrial, governmental and other customers.

Through its midstream subsidiary MPLX, Marathon Petroleum owns and operates pipelines, storage terminals, gathering and processing systems, fractionation facilities and marine transportation assets. These operations support the movement and handling of crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids and refined products across the United States.

Marathon Petroleum was established as an independent company in 2011 through the spinoff of Marathon Oil’s refining and marketing operations, although its business has roots dating to the late 19th century. The company is headquartered in Findlay, Ohio, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Maryann Mannen.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $395.06 to $399.62
• 50-Day Range: $264.77 to $398.72
• 52-Week Range: $161.93 to $399.62
• Volume: 1.84 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.35 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $116.40 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.71
• Dividend Yield: 1.00%
• Price Target: $330.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Marathon Petroleum Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Marathon Petroleum scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 51st out of 248 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: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Marathon Petroleum has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Marathon Petroleum has a consensus price target of $330.50, representing about 17.1% downside from its current price of $398.72.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Marathon Petroleum has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -20.50%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Marathon Petroleum are expected to decrease by -20.50% in the coming year, from $47.23 to $37.55 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Marathon Petroleum is 14.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.18.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Marathon Petroleum is 14.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.97.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Marathon Petroleum has a PEG Ratio of 0.25. 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 4.98. 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

2.24% 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 2.48, 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 3.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Marathon Petroleum pays a meaningful dividend of 1.03%, 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 13.75%. 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 10.65% next year. This indicates that Marathon Petroleum will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.92

News Sentiment

Marathon Petroleum has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Marathon Petroleum this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

40 people have searched for MPC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 135% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

40 people have added Marathon Petroleum to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $7,780,127.00 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/10 Dividend: 5/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/10 Dividend: 5/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/10/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Today: 9/08/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2026
• 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 Refining & Marketing
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MPC
• CIK: 1510295
• Web: www.marathonpetroleum.com
• Phone: (419) 422-2121
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 18,500
• Year Founded: 1887

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Marathon Petroleum: $330.50
• High Price Target: $462.00
• Low Price Target: $210.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -17.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $29.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.44
• P/E Growth: 0.25
• Net Income: $4.05 billion
• Net Margins: 5.48%
• Pretax Margin: 8.18%
• Return on Equity: 31.96%
• Return on Assets: 8.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.19
• Current Ratio: 1.25
• Quick Ratio: 0.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $135.22 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.86
• Cash Flow: $22.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.80
• Book Value: $80.13 per share
• Price / Book: 4.98

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 291,940,000
• Free Float: 291,441,000
• Market Cap: $116.40 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.53