Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Marathon Petroleum (MPC)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC):

• 2/9/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $182.00 to $210.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/9/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $200.00 to $225.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/6/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at UBS Group AG. They now have a $221.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/5/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $204.00 to $211.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/4/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $213.00 to $217.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/4/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by analysts at TD Cowen from $183.00 to $198.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/26/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target lowered by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $216.00 to $205.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc. from $205.00 to $210.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/22/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 1/22/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target lowered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $206.00 to $204.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/20/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target lowered by analysts at TD Cowen from $195.00 to $183.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/20/2026 – Marathon Petroleum was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/16/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Scotiabank. They now have a $174.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/14/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $185.00 to $182.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by analysts at Mizuho from $198.00 to $205.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $202.00 to $194.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $211.00 to $179.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/12/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target lowered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $208.00 to $200.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/8/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target lowered by analysts at Piper Sandler from $231.00 to $184.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/5/2026 – Marathon Petroleum was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 12/22/2025 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target lowered by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc. from $215.00 to $205.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 12/20/2025 – Marathon Petroleum was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 12/12/2025 – Marathon Petroleum was given a new $196.00 price target on by analysts at Mizuho.

Marathon Petroleum Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 18th will be given a $1.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 18th. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. Marathon Petroleum’s payout ratio is currently 29.96%.

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC) is a U.S.-based downstream energy company engaged principally in the refining, marketing, supply and transportation of petroleum products. The company was formed through a spin-off from Marathon Oil in 2011 and operates an integrated system of refining and logistics assets that support the production and distribution of transportation fuels and other refined petroleum products.

Marathon Petroleum’s operations include refining crude oil into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, asphalt and other specialty products, as well as managing the distribution and storage infrastructure needed to move those products to market.