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Insights on Marathon Petroleum Stock – What You Need to Know

Shares of Marathon Petroleum have moved 1.3% today, and are now trading at a price of $156.06. In contrast, the S&P 500 index saw a -0.0% change. Today's trading volume is 2,411,844 compared to the stock's average volume of 2,787,721.

Marathon Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated downstream energy company primarily in the United States. The company is now trading -6.82% away from its average analyst target price of $167.47 per share. The 19 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $141.0 to $192.0, and on average give Marathon Petroleum a rating of buy.

Over the last 12 months MPC shares have declined by -5.0%, which represents a difference of -27.9% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $221.11 per share and its 52 week low is $130.54. Based on Marathon Petroleum's average net margin growth of 13.8% over the last 6 years, its core business remains strong and the stock price may recover in the long term.

Date Reported Total Revenue ($ k) Net Profit ($ k) Net Margins (%)
2023 148,379,000 9,681,000 7
2022 177,453,000 14,516,000 8
2021 119,983,000 9,738,000 8
2020 69,779,000 -9,826,000 -14
2019 111,148,000 2,637,000 2
2018 86,086,000 2,780,000 3
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