The price-to-earnings ratio for Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE: MPC) is 23.13x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for MPC is 0.87. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MPC is 306.35M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.94% of that float. On June 12, 2025, MPC’s average trading volume was 2.73M shares.
MPC) stock’s latest price update
Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE: MPC)’s stock price has soared by 1.24 in relation to previous closing price of 162.64. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 4.91% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-06-11 that Marathon Petroleum (MPC) concluded the recent trading session at $164.66, signifying a +1.24% move from its prior day’s close.
MPC’s Market Performance
MPC’s stock has risen by 4.91% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 4.12% and a quarterly rise of 20.08%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.62% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.56% for Marathon Petroleum Corp. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.38% for MPC’s stock, with a 8.82% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MPC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MPC stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for MPC by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for MPC in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $163 based on the research report published on June 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MPC reach a price target of $152, previously predicting the price at $142. The rating they have provided for MPC stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on May 07th, 2025.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to MPC, setting the target price at $170 in the report published on December 10th of the previous year.
MPC Trading at 12.93% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MPC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.17% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MPC starting from Wright Kelly D, who proposed sale 1,146 shares at the price of $162.97 back on Jun 03 ’25. After this action, Wright Kelly D now owns shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp, valued at $186,765 using the latest closing price.
Hessling Ricky D., the Chief Commercial Officer of Marathon Petroleum Corp, purchase 2,000 shares at $134.72 during a trade that took place back on Mar 11 ’25, which means that Hessling Ricky D. is holding 12,162 shares at $269,440 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MPC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.06 for the gross margin
The net margin for Marathon Petroleum Corp stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 12.37, with 2.91 for asset returns.
Based on Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.66 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.96. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.02.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 10.6 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.13. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.57. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.39for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.69. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.19.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
