After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
Marathon Petroleum Corp is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Energy sector and is a part of the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. The current market capitalization of Marathon Petroleum Corp is $45.47B. A total of 2.59 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.54M shares.
In the most recent transaction, CAMPBELL JEFFREY C bought 6,000 shares of MPC for 149.61 per share on Dec 04 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 6,090 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 01 ’24, Rucker Kim K.W. sold 1,000 shares at 170.35 per share. MPC shares that Director owns now total 23,446.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Aydt Timothy J disposed of 7,955 shares on Feb 26 ’24 at a per-share price of $172.88. This resulted in the Ex VP, Refining holding 9,801 shares of MPC after the transaction.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Marathon Petroleum Corp pays an annual dividend of $3.38, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.39%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.20. MPC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.51% when it declared a $0.91 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/20/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/21/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.85%. The MPC stock dividend was $0.8250 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MPC has a high of $221.11 and a low of $130.54.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s 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 $58.26, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $33.58B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to 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 4.33.
