NYSE:MROMarathon Oil Stock Price, Forecast & News

Marathon Oil's stock was trading at $4.09 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MRO stock has increased by 38.0% and is now trading at $5.6450. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

27 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Marathon Oil in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 21 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Marathon Oil.

Marathon Oil is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Marathon Oil.

Marathon Oil will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, August 5th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Marathon Oil Co. (NYSE:MRO) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 6th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.16) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.13) by $0.03. The oil and gas producer had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.04 billion. Marathon Oil had a return on equity of 1.90% and a net margin of 4.98%. The company's revenue was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.31 EPS. View Marathon Oil's earnings history.

Marathon Oil declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 29th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 19th will be given a dividend of $0.05 per share on Tuesday, March 10th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. View Marathon Oil's dividend history.

27 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Marathon Oil's shares. Their forecasts range from $4.00 to $21.00. On average, they expect Marathon Oil's stock price to reach $9.78 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 73.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Marathon Oil.

Media stories about MRO stock have been trending extremely negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Marathon Oil earned a media sentiment score of -4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the oil and gas producer a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Marathon Oil.

Marathon Oil saw a drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 45,680,000 shares, a drop of 8.8% from the June 15th total of 50,070,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 45,830,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Approximately 5.8% of the company's shares are short sold. View Marathon Oil's Current Options Chain.

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Marathon Oil trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MRO."

Marathon Oil's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.22%), F&V Capital Management LLC (0.05%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.04%), Sanders Morris Harris LLC (0.01%), NuWave Investment Management LLC (0.01%) and Spirit of America Management Corp NY (0.01%). Company insiders that own Marathon Oil stock include Lee M Tillman, Patrick Wagner and Thomas Mitchell Little. View institutional ownership trends for Marathon Oil.

MRO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Spirit of America Management Corp NY, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, NuWave Investment Management LLC, and Gateway Investment Advisers LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Marathon Oil.

MRO stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Sanders Morris Harris LLC, F&V Capital Management LLC, Wesbanco Bank Inc., Atticus Wealth Management LLC, and Beacon Financial Advisory LLC. Company insiders that have bought Marathon Oil stock in the last two years include Lee M Tillman, and Patrick Wagner. View insider buying and selling activity for Marathon Oil.

Shares of MRO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of MRO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $5.65.

Marathon Oil has a market capitalization of $4.46 billion and generates $5.19 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas producer earns $480 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.75 on an earnings per share basis. Marathon Oil employs 2,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Marathon Oil is www.marathonoil.com.

Marathon Oil's mailing address is 5555 SAN FELIPE STREET, HOUSTON TX, 77056. The oil and gas producer can be reached via phone at 713-629-6600 or via email at [email protected]