Is Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE: MPC) The Best Stock To Invest In?

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Marathon Petroleum Corp is listed on the NYSE in the Energy sector while operating in the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. The current market capitalization of Marathon Petroleum Corp is $57.99B. A total of 2.2 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.67M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Rucker Kim K.W. sold 1,000 shares of MPC for 170.35 per share on Mar 01 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 23,446 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 26 ’24, Aydt Timothy J sold 7,955 shares at 172.88 per share. MPC shares that Ex VP, Refining owns now total 9,801.

Among the insiders who sold shares, HAGEDORN CARL KRISTOPHER disposed of 1,436 shares on Nov 13 ’23 at a per-share price of $146.81. This resulted in the Senior VP and Controller holding 5,480 shares of MPC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Rucker Kim K.W. sold 6,000 shares at $152.43 per share on Nov 01 ’23. Company shares held by the Director now total 24,098.

Dividend

The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Marathon Petroleum Corp pays an annual dividend of $3.30, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.90%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.10. MPC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 8/21/2024 when it declared a $0.8250 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 9/10/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 6/10/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 5/15/2024. The MPC stock dividend was $0.8250 per share in cash.

Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MPC has a high of $221.11 and a low of $139.93.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. MPC’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $10.84B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $26.90B in debt and $17.90B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $62.53, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $33.58B.

Analysts Opinion

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MPC is Buy with a score of 4.41.

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