Market Recap: Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC)’s Negative Momentum%, Closing at $174.5

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The closing price of Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE: MPC) was $174.5 for the day, down -1.30% from the previous closing price of $176.79. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.01 million shares were traded. MPC stock price reached its highest trading level at $177.2 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $172.8601.

Ratios:

Our analysis of MPC’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 19.76 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.27. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.79 and its Current Ratio is at 1.32. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.88.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on October 17, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $214.

On August 06, 2025, TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $190 to $182.

Raymond James Downgraded its Strong Buy to Outperform on July 15, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $200.

Insider Transactions:

Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 15 ’25 when Benson Molly R sold 10,879 shares for $163.00 per share. The transaction valued at 1,773,277 led to the insider holds 28,700 shares of the business.

Benson Molly R bought 10,879 shares of MPC for $1,773,277 on Aug 15 ’25. On Jul 03 ’25, another insider, Rucker Kim K.W., who serves as the Director of the company, sold 7,392 shares for $175.00 each. As a result, the insider received 1,293,600 and left with 18,944 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MPC now has a Market Capitalization of 53051547648 and an Enterprise Value of 90796130304. As of this moment, Marathon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.99. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.40 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.07. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.68 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.949.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for MPC is 0.73, which has changed by 0.34287882 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15905356 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MPC has reached a high of $202.29, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $115.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.29%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.41%.

Shares Statistics:

MPC traded an average of 1.98M shares per day over the past three months and 2312480 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 301.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 299.75M. Insiders hold about 0.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.01% stake in the company. Shares short for MPC as of 1764288000 were 9263628 with a Short Ratio of 4.68, compared to 1761868800 on 7547623. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9263628 and a Short% of Float of 3.47.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 3.73, MPC has a forward annual dividend rate of 3.73. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02109848. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.62. The current Payout Ratio is 33.54% for MPC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-19 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-19. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-06-11 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The dynamic stock of Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC) is currently attracting attention from 17.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.98, with high estimates of $6.63 and low estimates of $0.26.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $12.75 and $8.79 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $10.45. EPS for the following year is $14.54, with 19.0 analysts recommending between $23.51 and $9.5.

Revenue Estimates

It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 10 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $40B to a low estimate of $21.16B. As of. The current estimate, Marathon Petroleum Corp’s year-ago sales were $33.47BFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $30.09B. There is a high estimate of $35.71B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $20.57B.

A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MPC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $141.8B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $122.96B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $132.87B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $140.41BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $125.12B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $160B and the low estimate is $85.15B.

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