Shares of Energy sector company Marathon Petroleum moved 1.8% today, and are now trading at a price of $147.56. The Large-Cap stock's daily volume was 717,093 compared to its average volume of 2,692,501. The S&P 500 index returned a 1.0% performance.
Marathon Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated downstream energy company primarily in the United States. The company is based in Findlay and has 18,200 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $49,385,971,712. Marathon Petroleum currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 2.3% per year.
17 analysts are following Marathon Petroleum and have set target prices ranging from $143.0 to $200.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, MPC is trading -14.82% away from its average analyst target price of $173.24 per share.
Over the last year, MPC shares have gone down by -0.8%, which represents a difference of -31.3% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $221.11 per share and its 52 week low is $140.98. With average free cash flows of $6.05 Billion that have been growing at an average rate of 26.3% over the last 5 years, Marathon Petroleum declining stock performance may not be reflective of the quality of its underlying business.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14,117,000 | 1,890,000 | 12,227,000 | -12.29 |
| 2022 | 16,361,000 | 2,420,000 | 13,941,000 | 381.39 |
| 2021 | 4,360,000 | 1,464,000 | 2,896,000 | 886.96 |
| 2020 | 2,419,000 | 2,787,000 | -368,000 | -107.95 |
| 2019 | 9,441,000 | 4,810,000 | 4,631,000 | 55.45 |
| 2018 | 6,158,000 | 3,179,000 | 2,979,000 |
