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Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE: MPC) closed the day trading at $137.99 down -0.14% from the previous closing price of $138.19. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.9 million shares were traded. MPC stock price reached its highest trading level at $140.02 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $136.4335.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MPC, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.62 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.33. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.76 and its Current Ratio is at 1.23. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.55 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.31.
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 December 10, 2024, Reiterated its Buy rating and also kept its target price maintained to $170.
On November 06, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $174 to $170.
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 Dec 04 ’24 when CAMPBELL JEFFREY C bought 6,000 shares for $149.61 per share. The transaction valued at 897,644 led to the insider holds 6,090 shares of the business.
Rucker Kim K.W. sold 1,000 shares of MPC for $170,350 on Mar 01 ’24. The Director now owns 23,446 shares after completing the transaction at $170.35 per share. On Feb 26 ’24, another insider, Aydt Timothy J, who serves as the Ex VP, Refining of the company, sold 7,955 shares for $172.88 each. As a result, the insider received 1,375,284 and left with 9,801 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 44348469248 and an Enterprise Value of 75380457472. As of this moment, Marathon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.93, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.10. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.37. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.528 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.289.
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 $137.89. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.43%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.04%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, MPC traded about 2.59M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, MPC traded about 2617180 shares per day. A total of 325.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 320.57M. Insiders hold about 0.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.81% stake in the company. Shares short for MPC as of 1732838400 were 7964977 with a Short Ratio of 3.08, compared to 1730332800 on 8041674. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7964977 and a Short% of Float of 2.48.
Dividends & Splits
MPC’s forward annual dividend rate is 3.38, up from 3.385 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024495259The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.41.
