Stock of Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC) performance and profitability takes another direction

A share price of Marathon Petroleum Corp [MPC] is currently trading at $180.15, up 0.24%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The MPC shares have gain 4.63% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.83%, 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 a Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $170.

Marathon Petroleum Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $115.10 and $183.10. 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 $180.15 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -3.04% based on the average MPC price forecast.

Analyzing the MPC fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Marathon Petroleum Corp [NYSE:MPC] were 133.05B which represents -10.85% decline. 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 0.12 and Total Capital is 0.08. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.81.

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 178.62 points at the first support level, and at 177.09 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 180.96, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 181.77.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Marathon Petroleum Corp [NYSE:MPC] is 1.23. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.71, while the Cash Ratio is 0.09. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.41, the price to book ratio is 3.29 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 26.69.

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.

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