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The price of Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE: MPC) closed at $177.59 in the last session, down -1.93% from day before closing price of $181.09. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.93 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.0 million shares were traded. MPC stock price reached its highest trading level at $179.785 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $177.01.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MPC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 20.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.48. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 53990969344 and an Enterprise Value of 91724996608. As of this moment, Marathon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.94, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.72. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.15. 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 3.13. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.687 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.061.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MPC is 0.74, which has changed by 0.18592012 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15507638 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 -2.99%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.68%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MPC traded on average about 2.18M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2534240 shares per day over the past 10 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 75.15% stake in the company. Shares short for MPC as of 1767139200 were 9200800 with a Short Ratio of 4.21, compared to 1764288000 on 9263628. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9200800 and a Short% of Float of 3.45.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MPC is 3.73, which was 3.73 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020597493. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.56. 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 16.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.44, with high estimates of $4.31 and low estimates of $0.05.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $12.75 and $8.16 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.85. EPS for the following year is $13.62, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $18.54 and $7.69.
Revenue Estimates
According to 10 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $30.84B. 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 $29.82B. There is a high estimate of $35.7B 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 $132.69B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $140.41BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $124.42B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $160B and the low estimate is $85.15B.
