Marathon Petroleum Corp [MPC] stock is trading at $170.19, down -0.35%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The MPC shares have lost -0.65% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.14%, and 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 July 15, 2025, when Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $200 for it. Previously, Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to Peer Perform on July 14, 2025. On June 18, 2025, Evercore ISI initiated with a In-line rating and assigned a price target of $170 on the stock. TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and increased its price target to $163 on June 10, 2025. TD Cowen reiterated its recommendation of a Buy and raised its price target to $152 on May 07, 2025. TD Cowen reiterated a Buy rating for this stock on December 10, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $170. In a note dated November 06, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated an Buy rating on this stock and revised its target price from $174 to $170.
Marathon Petroleum Corp [MPC] stock has fluctuated between $115.10 and $183.31 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $174.67 within the next 12 months. Marathon Petroleum Corp [NYSE: MPC] shares were valued at $170.19 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.63% based on the average MPC price forecast.
Analyzing the MPC fundamentals
Marathon Petroleum Corp [NYSE:MPC] reported sales of 137.15B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -4.17%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.06% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.03%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.02%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.13 and Total Capital is 0.09. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.96.
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 168.94 points at the first support level, and at 167.68 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 171.68, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 173.17.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Marathon Petroleum Corp’s Current Ratio is 1.19. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.73, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.17. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.38, the price to book ratio is 3.21 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.91.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Rucker Kim K.W., Director, that happened on Jul 03 ’25 when 7392.0 shares were sold. Director, Rucker Kim K.W. completed a deal on Jul 03 ’25 to buy 7392.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Wright Kelly D bought 1146.0 shares on Jun 03 ’25.
