Large-cap Energy company Marathon Petroleum has moved 0.4% so far today on a volume of 2,041,738, compared to its average of 3,456,384. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -1.0%.
Marathon Petroleum trades -7.7% away from its average analyst target price of $160.29 per share. The 14 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $141.0 to $179.0, and on average have given Marathon Petroleum a rating of buy.
Anyone interested in buying MPC should be aware of the facts below:
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Marathon Petroleum's current price is -37.9% below its Graham number of $238.14, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
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Marathon Petroleum has moved 32.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 10.0%
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Based on its trailing earnings per share of 27.27, Marathon Petroleum has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 5.4 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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MPC has a forward P/E ratio of 8.9 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $16.67 per share
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The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -0.36 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Marathon Petroleum is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
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Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.33 compared to its sector average of 1.68
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Marathon Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated downstream energy company primarily in the United States.
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Based in Findlay, the company has 17,800 full time employees and a market cap of $59.16 Billion. Marathon Petroleum currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.0%.