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Here Are the Facts You Need to Understand Marathon Petroleum (MPC)

After moving 2.9% during today's evening session, Marathon Petroleum is now trading at a price of $155.31 per share. On average, analysts give it a target price of $155.93.

Marathon Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated downstream energy company primarily in the United States.

Potential Marathon Petroleum Investors Should Analyze the Following:

  • Marathon Petroleum has moved 57.0% over the last year.

  • The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -0.37. A number between 0 and 1 could mean that the market is undervaluing Marathon Petroleum's estimated growth potential

  • Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.45

  • Marathon Petroleum currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.0%.

Understanding Marathon Petroleum's Operating Margins

Date Reported Total Revenue ($ k) Operating Expenses ($ k) Operating Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2023-02-23 178,236,000 -6,812,000 11 266.67
2022-02-24 120,451,000 -6,622,000 3 175.0
2021-02-26 69,897,000 -6,753,000 -4 -200.0
2020-02-28 111,148,000 -6,978,000 4 -20.0
2019-02-28 86,086,000 -4,852,000 5 0.0
2018-02-28 74,104,000 -4,832,000 5

Over the last 6 years, Marathon Petroleum's operating margins have averaged only 4.0%, with a high coefficient of variability of 120.4%. On the other hand, we note that the firm's margins are growing at a 14.2% compounded average yearly rate.

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