Mplx (MPLX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

MPLX LP engages in the operation of midstream energy infrastructure and logistics assets, and distribution fuels services. It operates through the Crude Oil and Products Logistics and Natural Gas and NGL Services segments. The Crude Oil and Products Logistics segment transports, stores, distributes, and markets crude oil, asphalt, refined petroleum products, and water. The Natural Gas and NGL Services segment gathers, processes, and transports natural gas, and gathers, transports, fractionates, stores, and markets natural gas liquids (NGLs). The company was founded on March 27, 2012 and is headquartered in Findlay, OH.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $49.92 to $50.44
• 50-Day Range: $50.30 to $52.74
• 52-Week Range: $39.95 to $54.87
• Volume: 905,323 shs
• Average Volume: 1.62 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $51.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.94
• Dividend Yield: 7.59%
• Price Target: $55.63
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Mplx Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mplx scored higher than 51% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 165th out of 270 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Mplx has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Mplx has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.67%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Mplx are expected to grow by 5.67% in the coming year, from $4.41 to $4.66 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Mplx is 11.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.06.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mplx is 11.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 76.61.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Mplx has a PEG Ratio of 1.32. 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 3.70. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.12% 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 6.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mplx has recently increased by 11.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Mplx is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.43%, 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 90.74%. 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 81.97% in the coming year. This indicates that Mplx may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.12% 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 6.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mplx has recently increased by 11.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.81

News Sentiment

Mplx has a news sentiment score of 0.81. 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 32 news articles for Mplx this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

43 people have searched for MPLX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 43% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

24 people have added Mplx to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 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

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

MPLX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MPLX shares performed this year?

Mplx's stock was trading at $47.86 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MPLX stock has increased by 4.9% and is now trading at $50.1860.

How were Mplx's earnings last quarter?

Mplx Lp (NYSE:MPLX) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 5th. The pipeline company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.05. Mplx's revenue for the quarter was down 1.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Mplx's major shareholders?

Mplx's top institutional investors include Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC (1.48%), Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (0.75%), Chickasaw Capital Management LLC (0.54%) and Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY (0.22%). Insiders that own company stock include Shawn M Lyon and Carl Kristopher Hagedorn.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Mplx?

Shares of MPLX 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Mplx own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Mplx investors own include Symbotic (SYM), JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPQ), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META) and Broadcom (AVGO).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/16 Dividend: 5/09/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/16 Dividend: 5/09/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/16/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/05/2025
• Record date for 8/15 Dividend: 8/08/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/15 Dividend: 8/08/2025
• Today: 8/11/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/15/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL - PROD/PIPELN
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MPLX
• CIK: 1552000
• Web: www.mplx.com
• Phone: (419) 421-2414
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 5,560
• Year Founded: 2012

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Mplx: $55.63
• High Price Target: $62.00
• Low Price Target: $43.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.21
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.97
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.43
• P/E Growth: 1.32
• Net Income: $4.32 billion
• Net Margins: 35.44%
• Pretax Margin: 35.84%
• Return on Equity: 30.95%
• Return on Assets: 11.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.40
• Current Ratio: 1.03
• Quick Ratio: 0.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.29 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.56
• Cash Flow: $5.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.07
• Book Value: $13.58 per share
• Price / Book: 3.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,020,802,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $51.46 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.73