Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for Marathon Petroleum (MPC)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC) recently:

• 5/13/2025 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $175.00 to $180.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/13/2025 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by analysts at Mizuho from $168.00 to $184.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/12/2025 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $141.00 to $159.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/7/2025 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by analysts at TD Cowen from $142.00 to $152.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/24/2025 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $175.00 to $160.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/14/2025 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $161.00 to $141.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/11/2025 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target lowered by analysts at Scotiabank from $169.00 to $147.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/11/2025 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $185.00 to $175.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/9/2025 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target lowered by analysts at Raymond James from $193.00 to $183.00. They now have a “strong-buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/27/2025 – Marathon Petroleum had its “strong-buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Raymond James. They now have a $193.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/21/2025 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $183.00 to $185.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Marathon Petroleum Price Performance

Marathon Petroleum stock opened at $165.47 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $50.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.66, a PEG ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $139.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $145.43. Marathon Petroleum Co. has a 52 week low of $115.10 and a 52 week high of $183.31.

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The oil and gas company reported ($0.24) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.40) by $0.16. Marathon Petroleum had a return on equity of 12.07% and a net margin of 2.45%. The company had revenue of $31.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.91 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.58 earnings per share. Marathon Petroleum’s revenue was down 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts forecast that Marathon Petroleum Co. will post 8.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Marathon Petroleum Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.91 per share. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.20%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 21st. Marathon Petroleum’s dividend payout ratio is currently 51.20%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Evan Bayh bought 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $133.70 per share, with a total value of $133,700.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 69,305 shares in the company, valued at $9,266,078.50. This represents a 1.46% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Ricky D. Hessling purchased 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $134.72 per share, for a total transaction of $269,440.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider now directly owns 12,162 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,638,464.64. This represents a 19.68% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.21% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Marathon Petroleum

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MPC. SWS Partners lifted its stake in shares of Marathon Petroleum by 19.0% in the 4th quarter. SWS Partners now owns 17,577 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $2,452,000 after acquiring an additional 2,806 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in Marathon Petroleum by 1,204.8% in the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 543,062 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $75,757,000 after purchasing an additional 501,441 shares during the period. Greatmark Investment Partners Inc. lifted its position in Marathon Petroleum by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Greatmark Investment Partners Inc. now owns 161,171 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $22,483,000 after purchasing an additional 5,476 shares during the last quarter. TCTC Holdings LLC lifted its position in Marathon Petroleum by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. TCTC Holdings LLC now owns 91,256 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $12,730,000 after purchasing an additional 2,892 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cambridge Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Marathon Petroleum during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $5,624,000. 76.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Marathon Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated downstream energy company primarily in the United States. The company operates through Refining & Marketing, and Midstream segments. The Refining & Marketing segment refines crude oil and other feedstocks at its refineries in the Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent, and West Coast regions of the United States; and purchases refined products and ethanol for resale and distributes refined products, including renewable diesel, through transportation, storage, distribution, and marketing services.