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After finishing at $168.92 in the prior trading day, Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE: MPC) closed at $162.44, down -3.84%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.84 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.76 million shares were traded. MPC stock price reached its highest trading level at $170.3 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $160.845.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MPC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 29.52 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.54. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.71 and its Current Ratio is at 1.23. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.81 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.67.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on August 06, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $182 from $190 previously.
On July 15, 2025, Raymond James Downgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Strong Buy but kept the price unchanged to $200.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 03 ’25 when Rucker Kim K.W. sold 7,392 shares for $175.00 per share. The transaction valued at 1,293,600 led to the insider holds 18,944 shares of the business.
Rucker Kim K.W. bought 7,392 shares of MPC for $1,293,600 on Jul 03 ’25. On Jun 03 ’25, another insider, Wright Kelly D, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,146 shares for $162.97 each.
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 51351670784 and an Enterprise Value of 84375756800. As of this moment, Marathon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.06, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.05. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.77. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.37 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.63 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.898.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MPC is 0.95, which has changed by -0.067240894 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19283521 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MPC has reached a high of $183.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $115.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.59%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.41M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1725890 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 307.21M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 306.36M. Insiders hold about 0.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 77.85% stake in the company. Shares short for MPC as of 1752537600 were 9780237 with a Short Ratio of 4.06, compared to 1749772800 on 9221738. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9780237 and a Short% of Float of 3.58.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MPC’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.64, compared to 3.55 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.021548662The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.95. The current Payout Ratio is 33.54% for MPC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-21 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-20. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-06-11 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC) reflects the combined expertise of 9.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.25, with high estimates of $2.44 and low estimates of -$0.11.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.21 and $5.86 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.74. EPS for the following year is $11.49, with 19.0 analysts recommending between $17.06 and $8.27.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $29.15B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $32.58B to a low estimate of $19.9B. As of the current estimate, Marathon Petroleum Corp’s year-ago sales were $35.37BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $27.85B. There is a high estimate of $32.37B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $19.54B.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MPC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $145.46B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $105.39B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $126.84B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $140.41BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $126.19B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $160B and the low estimate is $79.9B.
