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 $5.96 -0.08 (-1.32 %) (As of 08/11/2020 03:40 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$5.96Now: $5.96▼$6.3650-Day Range$5.13MA: $5.72▼$6.3652-Week Range$3.02Now: $5.96▼$14.39Volume1.28 million shsAverage Volume24.73 million shsMarket Capitalization$4.71 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield2.61%Beta3.31 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial 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 1.96, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 19 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $8.50, Marathon Oil has a potential upside of 39.1% from its current price of $6.11.Amount of Analyst CoverageMarathon Oil has been the subject of 10 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 923 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesMarathon Oil has received 849 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentMarathon Oil has received 52.09% “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 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldMarathon Oil pays a meaningful dividend of 2.61%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthMarathon Oil does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Marathon Oil is 20.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Marathon Oil insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.50% of the stock of Marathon Oil is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions81.01% 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 ($1.27) to ($0.93) per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Marathon Oil is -7.36, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Marathon Oil is -7.36, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMarathon Oil has a P/B Ratio of 0.40. 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: 1.7Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.10 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 Ratio0.49 Current Ratio1.32 Quick Ratio1.25Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$5.19 billion Price / Sales0.91 Cash Flow$3.92 per share Price / Cash Flow1.52 Book Value$15.26 per share Price / Book0.39Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.75 Net Income$480 million Net Margins-16.03% Return on Equity-3.67% Return on Assets-2.21%Miscellaneous Employees2,000 Outstanding Shares789,440,000Market Cap$4.71 billion Next Earnings Date11/4/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $5.96 -0.08 (-1.32 %) (As of 08/11/2020 03:40 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart 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 price been impacted by COVID-19? Marathon Oil's stock was trading at $4.09 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MRO stock has increased by 48.3% and is now trading at $6.0650. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Marathon Oil? 26 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Marathon Oil in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 19 hold ratings and 3 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, November 4th 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, August, 5th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.60) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.62) by $0.02. Marathon Oil had a negative return on equity of 3.67% and a negative net margin of 16.03%. View Marathon Oil's earnings history. How often does Marathon Oil pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Marathon Oil? Marathon Oil announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 29th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share on Tuesday, March 10th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.30%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. View Marathon Oil's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for MRO? 26 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices for Marathon Oil's stock. Their forecasts range from $4.00 to $17.00. On average, they anticipate Marathon Oil's share price to reach $8.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 40.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Marathon Oil. Has Marathon Oil been receiving favorable news coverage? News articles about MRO stock have been trending neutral this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Marathon Oil earned a news impact score of 0.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the oil and gas producer a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about Marathon Oil. Are investors shorting Marathon Oil? Marathon Oil saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 27,240,000 shares, an increase of 18.5% from the January 31st total of 22,980,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 13,380,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days. Currently, 3.4% of the company's shares are short sold. View Marathon Oil's Short Interest. 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), Apache (APA), Noble Energy (NBL), Devon Energy (DVN), EQT (EQT), Callon Petroleum (CPE), WPX Energy (WPX), Cimarex Energy (XEC) 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 Chesapeake Energy (CHKAQ), Chesapeake Energy (CHKAQ), Bank of America (BAC), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), NVIDIA (NVDA), Ford Motor (F), Intel (INTC), CHIMERA INVT CO/SH NEW (CIM) and Micron Technology (MU). 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 a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.86%), First Trust Advisors LP (0.79%), Swiss National Bank (0.23%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.22%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.17%) and Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. (0.17%). 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 major investors are selling Marathon Oil stock? MRO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Swiss National Bank, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Arizona State Retirement System, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., and New York State Common Retirement Fund. View insider buying and selling activity for Marathon Oil. Which major investors are buying Marathon Oil stock? MRO stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, Fisher Asset Management LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., HighTower Advisors LLC, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Rafferty Asset Management LLC, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc., and Principal Financial Group 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 $6.07. How big of a company is Marathon Oil? Marathon Oil has a market capitalization of $4.79 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 8/11/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. 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