Marathon Petroleum Corp [MPC] stock is trading at $172.18, up 0.76%. 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 gain 5.85% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.36%, 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 August 06, 2025, when TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also revised its price target to $182 from $190. Previously, Raymond James downgraded its rating to Outperform on July 15, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $200. On July 14, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Peer Perform. Evercore ISI started tracking the stock assigning a In-line rating and suggested a price target of $170 on June 18, 2025. TD Cowen reiterated its recommendation of a Buy and raised its price target to $163 on June 10, 2025. TD Cowen reiterated a Buy rating for this stock on May 07, 2025, and upped its price target to $152. In a note dated December 10, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $170.
Marathon Petroleum Corp [MPC] stock has fluctuated between $115.10 and $183.10 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 $172.18 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 1.45% based on the average MPC price forecast.
Analyzing the MPC fundamentals
Marathon Petroleum Corp [NYSE:MPC] reported sales of 133.05B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -10.85%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.06% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.03%, 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 0.11 and Total Capital is 0.08. 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 170.73 points at the first support level, and at 169.27 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 173.22, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 174.25.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Marathon Petroleum Corp’s Current Ratio is 1.23. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.71, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.17. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.39, the price to book ratio is 3.15 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 25.51.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Benson Molly R, Chief Legal Ofc & Corp Sec, that happened on Aug 15 ’25 when 10879.0 shares were sold. Officer, Benson Molly R completed a deal on Aug 15 ’25 to buy 10879.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Rucker Kim K.W. sold 7392.0 shares on Jul 03 ’25.
