On Tuesday, Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE: MPC) opened lower -6.13% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $195.79. Price fluctuations for MPC have ranged from $115.10 to $201.61 over the past 52 weeks.
A company in the Energy sector has jumped its sales by 20.52% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 5.32% at the time writing. With a float of $303.21 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $304.02 million.
In an organization with 18300 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency.
Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Marathon Petroleum Corp is 0.27%, while institutional ownership is 76.90%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Aug 15 ’25, was worth 1,773,277. In this transaction Chief Legal Ofc & Corp Sec of this company sold 10,879 shares at a rate of $163.00, taking the stock ownership to the 28,700 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Aug 15 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 10,879 for $163.00, making the entire transaction worth $1,773,277.
Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC) Latest Financial update
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 12/31/2024, the company posted 0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 0.02) by 0.75. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 2.04 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 5.32% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 12.29% during the next five years compared to 20.52% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE: MPC) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.71. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.42. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 15.32.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 6.75, a number that is poised to hit 3.02 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 13.35 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 2.43 million. That was inferior than the volume of 2.44 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 59.34%.
During the past 100 days, Marathon Petroleum Corp’s (MPC) raw stochastic average was set at 59.11%, which indicates a significant increase from 34.23% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 5.10 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 4.08 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $187.02, while its 200-day Moving Average is $162.82. However, in the short run, Marathon Petroleum Corp’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $189.01. Second resistance stands at $194.25. The third major resistance level sits at $201.25. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $176.77, it is likely to go to the next support level at $169.77. The third support level lies at $164.53 if the price breaches the second support level.
Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE: MPC) Key Stats
There are currently 304,020K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 55.87 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 138,864 M according to its annual income of 3,445 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 33,799 M and its income totaled 1,216 M.
