Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co Buys 2,114 Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corporation $MPC

Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co lifted its position in Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) by 155.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,477 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,114 shares during the period. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co’s holdings in Marathon Petroleum were worth $849,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of MPC. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Marathon Petroleum during the 4th quarter valued at $472,312,000. Capital Wealth Planning LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Marathon Petroleum by 49,392.0% in the 4th quarter. Capital Wealth Planning LLC now owns 1,498,124 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $245,157,000 after buying an additional 1,495,097 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Marathon Petroleum by 3,816.8% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,306,749 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $212,517,000 after buying an additional 1,273,386 shares in the last quarter. GHE LLC grew its position in shares of Marathon Petroleum by 1,939.8% during the 1st quarter. GHE LLC now owns 649,542 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $158,605,000 after buying an additional 617,699 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Man Group plc increased its stake in shares of Marathon Petroleum by 2,175.0% during the fourth quarter. Man Group plc now owns 568,790 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $92,502,000 after buying an additional 543,788 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 76.77% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Michael A. Henschen II sold 6,336 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.82, for a total value of $1,703,243.52. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 16,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,543,058. This represents a 27.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.17% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently weighed in on MPC shares. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on Marathon Petroleum from $174.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Marathon Petroleum from $257.00 to $303.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Marathon Petroleum from $233.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, June 12th. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $343.00 price target on shares of Marathon Petroleum in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Marathon Petroleum in a research report on Friday, June 12th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $298.69.

Marathon Petroleum Stock Up 1.9%

MPC stock opened at $312.94 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $91.36 billion, a PE ratio of 20.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.19 and a beta of 0.52. Marathon Petroleum Corporation has a 52 week low of $158.00 and a 52 week high of $326.92. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $276.46 and a 200 day moving average of $239.71.

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The oil and gas company reported $17.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $14.27 by $3.46. The business had revenue of $51.99 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $40.87 billion. Marathon Petroleum had a net margin of 3.36% and a return on equity of 16.22%. Marathon Petroleum’s revenue for the quarter was up 53.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $3.96 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Marathon Petroleum Corporation will post 43.19 earnings per share for the current year.

Marathon Petroleum Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be issued a dividend of $1.00 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 19th. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Marathon Petroleum’s payout ratio is 26.11%.

Marathon Petroleum News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Marathon Petroleum this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Major earnings and revenue beat: MPC reported $17.73 in diluted earnings per share, versus consensus estimates near $14.27–$14.52, while revenue reached $51.99 billion compared with an estimate of $40.87 billion. Revenue rose 53.5% year over year. Reuters earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: Refining profitability surged: Net income attributable to MPC climbed to $5.1 billion from $1.2 billion a year earlier, while adjusted EBITDA increased to $8.5 billion from $3.3 billion. The Refining and Marketing segment generated $6.7 billion of adjusted EBITDA. Supply disruptions linked to the conflict involving the U.S. and Iran pushed fuel prices and crack spreads to multi-year highs. MPC second-quarter results
• Positive Sentiment: Shareholder returns and MPLX growth support the outlook: MPC returned more than $2.8 billion to shareholders during the quarter and retains $6.1 billion of repurchase authorization. Its MPLX affiliate expects $2.9 billion of 2026 growth capital spending and is targeting 12.5% annual distribution growth in 2026 and 2027. El Paso and Robinson refinery investments also entered service. MPLX growth and distribution outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Key risk is sustainability: The exceptional quarter benefited from geopolitical supply disruptions and unusually high refining margins. If conditions normalize, earnings could retreat from the current level, making the stock’s performance more dependent on continued capital returns and execution.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling may temper sentiment: Reported insider activity showed eight sales and no purchases over the past six months, although these transactions do not necessarily reflect the company’s operating outlook.

Marathon Petroleum Profile

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.