Marathon Petroleum (MPC) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

by · The Markets Daily

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

  • 11/4/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $453.00 to $458.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 11/4/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $560.00 to $564.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 10/22/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $450.00 to $478.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 10/14/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $400.00 to $560.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 10/13/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Citigroup from $318.00 to $518.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
  • 10/12/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Barclays from $321.00 to $488.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 10/11/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group. They now have a $433.00 price target on the stock.
  • 10/9/2026 – Marathon Petroleum was given a new $510.00 price target by UBS Group.
  • 10/8/2026 – Marathon Petroleum was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b+)”.
  • 10/8/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Mizuho from $304.00 to $457.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
  • 10/2/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup.
  • 10/2/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Bank of America from $410.00 to $426.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
  • 10/1/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group.
  • 9/21/2026 – Marathon Petroleum was downgraded by Jefferies Financial Group from “buy” to “hold”. They now have a $413.00 price target on the stock.
  • 9/21/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group from $376.00 to $472.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 9/14/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Raymond James Financial from $350.00 to $445.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
  • 9/14/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $265.00 to $453.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 9/8/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by UBS Group from $321.00 to $450.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Marathon Petroleum Stock Performance

MPC traded down $35.25 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $392.09. 4,036,308 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,474,036. Marathon Petroleum Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $161.93 and a fifty-two week high of $493.98. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $421.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $293.35. The company has a market capitalization of $114.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.48, a PEG ratio of 0.11 and a beta of 0.53.

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 3rd. The oil and gas company reported $26.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $25.37 by $1.56. Marathon Petroleum had a net margin of 5.48% and a return on equity of 31.96%. The company had revenue of $56.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $46.60 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.01 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 57.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that Marathon Petroleum Corporation will post 64.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Marathon Petroleum Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 18th will be paid a $1.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 18th. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Marathon Petroleum’s payout ratio is presently 13.75%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Molly Benson sold 17,196 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $358.57, for a total value of $6,165,969.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 30,334 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,876,862.38. This represents a 36.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Shawn Lyon sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $350.00, for a total transaction of $875,000.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 12,619 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,416,650. This represents a 16.54% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 21,691 shares of company stock valued at $7,780,127 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) is an American downstream energy company engaged in refining, marketing, and transporting petroleum products. Its operations include converting crude oil into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, asphalt, propane, and other refined products used by transportation, industrial, and commercial customers.

The company markets fuel under the Marathon brand and supplies products to independent marketers, commercial businesses, and other wholesale customers. Marathon Petroleum also owns a general-partner interest and significant limited-partner interest in MPLX Inc, a midstream company that operates pipelines, storage facilities, terminals, and gathering and processing assets supporting the movement of crude oil and natural gas liquids.

Marathon Petroleum’s refining and midstream activities are concentrated in the United States, with assets serving regions across the Midwest, Gulf Coast, and West Coast.

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