NYSE:MROMarathon Oil Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Marathon Oil Co. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $5.95 +0.09 (+1.54 %) (As of 06/3/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$5.84Now: $5.95▼$6.0150-Day Range$3.89MA: $5.35▼$6.1552-Week Range$3.02Now: $5.95▼$14.70Volume33.43 million shsAverage Volume35.54 million shsMarket Capitalization$4.70 billionP/E Ratio18.59Dividend Yield3.41%Beta3.36 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Marathon Oil Corporation operates as an energy company in the United States, Equatorial Guinea, the United Kingdom, and Libya. It operates in two segments, United States and International. The company engages in the exploration, production, and marketing of crude oil and condensate, natural gas liquids, and natural gas; and the production and marketing of products manufactured from natural gas, such as liquefied natural gas and methanol. As of December 31, 2018, it had estimated proved developed reserves totaling 752 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe); and estimated proved undeveloped reserves totaling 529 mmboe. The company was formerly known as USX Corporation and changed its name to Marathon Oil Corporation in July 2001. Marathon Oil Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 4.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingMarathon Oil has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.04, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 21 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $10.85, Marathon Oil has a potential upside of 82.4% from its current price of $5.95.Amount of Analyst CoverageMarathon Oil has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.6 Community Rank Outperform VotesMarathon Oil has received 916 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesMarathon Oil has received 839 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentMarathon Oil has received 52.19% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Marathon Oil and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe MRO will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe MRO will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipMarathon Oil is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.41%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthMarathon Oil does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Marathon Oil is 26.67 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Previous Next 4.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Marathon Oil insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $362,278.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.50% of the stock of Marathon Oil is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions81.21% of the stock of Marathon Oil is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Marathon Oil are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.48) to ($1.22) per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Marathon Oil is 18.59, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.10.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Marathon Oil is 18.59, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 10.07.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMarathon Oil has a P/B Ratio of 0.39. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 4.0Community Rank: 2.6Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 4.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.87 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Crude petroleum & natural gas Sub-IndustryOil & Gas Exploration & Production SectorOils/Energy Current SymbolNYSE:MRO Previous Symbol CUSIP56584910 CIK101778 Webwww.marathonoil.com Phone713-629-6600Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.46 Current Ratio1.32 Quick Ratio1.27Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio18.59 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$5.19 billion Price / Sales0.91 Cash Flow$3.94 per share Price / Cash Flow1.51 Book Value$15.26 per share Price / Book0.39Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.75 Net Income$480 million Net Margins4.98% Return on Equity1.90% Return on Assets1.13%Miscellaneous Employees2,000 Outstanding Shares790,312,000Market Cap$4.70 billion Next Earnings Date8/5/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable MRO Rates by TradingView Receive MRO News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for MRO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO) Frequently Asked Questions How has Marathon Oil's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Marathon Oil's stock was trading at $4.09 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MRO shares have increased by 45.5% and is now trading at $5.95. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Marathon Oil? 28 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Marathon Oil in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 21 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Marathon Oil. When is Marathon Oil's next earnings date? Marathon Oil is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Marathon Oil. How were Marathon Oil's earnings last quarter? Marathon Oil Co. (NYSE:MRO) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 6th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.16) EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' 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 firm's revenue was up 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.31 EPS. View Marathon Oil's earnings history. How often does Marathon Oil pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Marathon Oil? Marathon Oil declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 29th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 3.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. View Marathon Oil's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for MRO? 28 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Marathon Oil's shares. Their forecasts range from $4.00 to $21.00. On average, they expect Marathon Oil's share price to reach $10.85 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 82.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Marathon Oil. Has Marathon Oil been receiving favorable news coverage? News stories about MRO stock have been trending very negative on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Marathon Oil earned a news sentiment score of -3.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the oil and gas producer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutMarathon Oil. Are investors shorting Marathon Oil? Marathon Oil saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 70,930,000 shares, a decrease of 5.6% from the April 15th total of 75,140,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 38,140,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days. Approximately 9.0% of the company's shares are short sold. View Marathon Oil's Current Options Chain. Who are some of Marathon Oil's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Marathon Oil include ConocoPhillips (COP), EOG Resources (EOG), Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), Concho Resources (CXO), Cabot Oil & Gas (COG), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Continental Resources (CLR), Noble Energy (NBL), Devon Energy (DVN), Apache (APA), EQT (EQT), WPX Energy (WPX), Cimarex Energy (XEC), Southwestern Energy (SWN) and Range Resources (RRC). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Marathon Oil own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Marathon Oil investors own include Bank of America (BAC), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Exxon Mobil (XOM), NVIDIA (NVDA), CHIMERA INVT CO/SH NEW (CIM), Ford Motor (F), Intel (INTC), Micron Technology (MU), AT&T (T) and Chevron (CVX). Who are Marathon Oil's key executives? Marathon Oil's management team includes the following people: Mr. Lee M. Tillman, Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 57)Mr. Dane E. Whitehead, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 58)Mr. T. Mitchell Little, Exec. VP of Operations (Age 55)Mr. Reginald D. Hedgebeth, Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 51)Mr. Patrick J. Wagner, Exec. VP of Corp. Devel. & Strategy (Age 54) What is Marathon Oil's stock symbol? Marathon Oil trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MRO." Who are Marathon Oil's major shareholders? Marathon Oil's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (11.78%), Invesco Ltd. (7.43%), State Street Corp (6.15%), Franklin Resources Inc. (1.67%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.66%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.97%). Company insiders that own Marathon Oil stock include Lee M Tillman, Patrick Wagner and Thomas Mitchell Little. View institutional ownership trends for Marathon Oil. Which institutional investors are selling Marathon Oil stock? MRO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Franklin Resources Inc., Wellington Management Group LLP, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, EP Wealth Advisors LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, APG Asset Management N.V., Strs Ohio, and BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA. View insider buying and selling activity for Marathon Oil. Which institutional investors are buying Marathon Oil stock? MRO stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., State Street Corp, Invesco Ltd., Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, Two Sigma Advisers LP, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd., Voloridge Investment Management LLC, and Nepsis Inc.. 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. How do I buy shares of 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. What is Marathon Oil's stock price today? One share of MRO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $5.95. How big of a company is Marathon Oil? Marathon Oil has a market capitalization of $4.70 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. What is Marathon Oil's official website? The official website for Marathon Oil is www.marathonoil.com. How can I contact Marathon Oil? 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] This page was last updated on 6/3/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
