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As of close of business last night, Marathon Petroleum Corp’s stock clocked out at $171.50, up 2.36% from its previous closing price of $167.55. In other words, the price has increased by $2.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.18 million shares were traded. MPC stock price reached its highest trading level at $172.57 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $165.885.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of MPC’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.98 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.31. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.99 and its Current Ratio is at 1.43. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.24 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.12.
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, Wolfe Research on July 18, 2024, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $200.
On January 31, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated its Outperform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $168 to $170.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 01 ’24 when Rucker Kim K.W. sold 1,000 shares for $170.35 per share. The transaction valued at 170,350 led to the insider holds 23,446 shares of the business.
Aydt Timothy J sold 7,955 shares of MPC for $1,375,284 on Feb 26 ’24. The Ex VP, Refining now owns 9,801 shares after completing the transaction at $172.88 per share. On Nov 13 ’23, another insider, HAGEDORN CARL KRISTOPHER, who serves as the Senior VP and Controller of the company, sold 1,436 shares for $146.81 each. As a result, the insider received 210,819 and left with 5,480 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 60424593408 and an Enterprise Value of 88230674432. As of this moment, Marathon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.87. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.41 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.599 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.043.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MPC has reached a high of $221.11, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $127.14. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.29%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.58%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that MPC traded 2.56M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2553770 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 368.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 351.53M. Insiders hold about 0.23% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.81% stake in the company. Shares short for MPC as of 1721001600 were 7911279 with a Short Ratio of 3.09, compared to 1718323200 on 9736331. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7911279 and a Short% of Float of 2.25.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 3.225, MPC has a forward annual dividend rate of 3.23. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.019247985The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.54.
