At the time of writing, Marathon Petroleum Corp [MPC] stock is trading at $149.96, down -1.31%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The MPC shares have gain 6.24% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.25%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Marathon Petroleum Corp [NYSE: MPC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 10, 2024, when TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating but kept the price target unchanged to $170 for it. Previously, TD Cowen reaffirmed its Buy rating on November 06, 2024, and dropped its price target to $170. Tudor Pickering Holt & Co. downgraded its rating to a Sell. TD Cowen reiterated its recommendation of a Buy and raised its price target to $190 on August 07, 2024. Wolfe Research started tracking with a Outperform rating for this stock on July 18, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $200. In a note dated January 31, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $168 to $170.
For the past year, the stock price of Marathon Petroleum Corp fluctuated between $130.54 and $221.11. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $164.8 within the next 12 months. Marathon Petroleum Corp [NYSE: MPC] shares were valued at $149.96 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.9% based on the average MPC price forecast.
Analyzing the MPC fundamentals
According to Marathon Petroleum Corp [NYSE:MPC], the company’s sales were 138.52B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -9.00% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.08% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.05%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.04%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.02%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.16 and Total Capital is 0.11. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.12.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 147.85 points at the first support level, and at 145.74 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 152.06, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 154.16.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Marathon Petroleum Corp [NYSE:MPC] has a current ratio of 1.17. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.71 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.15. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.34, the price to book ratio is 2.67 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 15.09.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Hessling Ricky D., Chief Commercial Officer, that happened on Mar 11 ’25 when 2000.0 shares were purchased. Director, Bayh Evan completed a deal on Mar 05 ’25 to buy 1000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director CAMPBELL JEFFREY C bought 6000.0 shares on Dec 04 ’24.
