Marathon Petroleum Corporation $MPC Holdings Lifted by Exchange Traded Concepts LLC

Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) by 74.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,884 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after buying an additional 4,210 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC’s holdings in Marathon Petroleum were worth $1,607,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MPC. Boston Partners increased its holdings in shares of Marathon Petroleum by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 6,305,428 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $1,214,522,000 after purchasing an additional 141,691 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its holdings in shares of Marathon Petroleum by 2.0% during the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,861,020 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $358,693,000 after purchasing an additional 35,847 shares during the period. Amundi grew its position in Marathon Petroleum by 11.8% during the third quarter. Amundi now owns 1,626,862 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $314,830,000 after purchasing an additional 172,172 shares in the last quarter. National Pension Service increased its stake in Marathon Petroleum by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 849,268 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $163,688,000 after buying an additional 14,308 shares during the period. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers increased its stake in Marathon Petroleum by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 669,237 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $128,989,000 after buying an additional 11,948 shares during the period. 76.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More Marathon Petroleum News

Here are the key news stories impacting Marathon Petroleum this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TD Cowen raised its price target sharply to $299 from $198 and kept a “buy” rating, signaling sizable upside vs. recent levels and providing analyst support for the stock. MarketScreener
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage and thematic pieces (Zacks/Yahoo) have elevated attention on MPC after a strong multi‑month run; these stories keep the stock on traders’ radars but are informational rather than catalytic. Zacks Trending
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation analysis notes the stock’s large recent rally (strong YTD/3‑month performance); this raises investor focus on whether multiples are justified, which can amplify volatility but doesn’t itself move fundamentals. Yahoo Valuation
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry tech/funding news: Via Separations raised $36M to expand into refining/chemicals — long‑term relevance to refining flows but not an immediate earnings driver for MPC. Via Separations
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term operational and market headwinds are pressuring the stock: oil prices eased after comments about potential de‑escalation around Iran, and investors are refocusing on planned and unplanned refinery outages at MPC (major planned turnaround at Robinson, prior Catlettsburg power outage). QuiverQuant’s roundup also highlights insider selling and institutional rebalancing that can add downside pressure. These factors explain the intraday decline as traders rotate away from energy sentiment and brace for temporarily reduced throughput. QuiverQuant

Insider Buying and Selling at Marathon Petroleum

In other Marathon Petroleum news, insider Ricky D. Hessling sold 1,626 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $228.18, for a total value of $371,020.68. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 7,525 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,717,054.50. The trade was a 17.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 4,473 shares of company stock valued at $1,015,428 over the last ninety days. 0.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Marathon Petroleum Stock Performance

MPC stock opened at $238.28 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $209.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $193.63. Marathon Petroleum Corporation has a 12 month low of $115.10 and a 12 month high of $255.77. The company has a market capitalization of $70.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.85, a P/E/G ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27.

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The oil and gas company reported $4.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.73 by $0.34. Marathon Petroleum had a net margin of 2.99% and a return on equity of 13.90%. The business had revenue of $32.57 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $30.89 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.77 EPS. Marathon Petroleum’s revenue for the quarter was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Marathon Petroleum Corporation will post 8.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Marathon Petroleum Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 18th were issued a dividend of $1.00 per share. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 18th. Marathon Petroleum’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.96%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on MPC shares. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on shares of Marathon Petroleum from $216.00 to $205.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Marathon Petroleum from $205.00 to $224.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Marathon Petroleum from $182.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on Marathon Petroleum from $231.00 to $184.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Scotiabank upgraded Marathon Petroleum to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $215.50.

About Marathon Petroleum

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC) is a U.S.-based downstream energy company engaged principally in the refining, marketing, supply and transportation of petroleum products. The company was formed through a spin-off from Marathon Oil in 2011 and operates an integrated system of refining and logistics assets that support the production and distribution of transportation fuels and other refined petroleum products.

Marathon Petroleum’s operations include refining crude oil into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, asphalt and other specialty products, as well as managing the distribution and storage infrastructure needed to move those products to market.