Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Marathon Petroleum (MPC)

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 6/10/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Raymond James Financial, Inc. from $285.00 to $300.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/27/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Mizuho from $224.00 to $284.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/26/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $279.00 to $296.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/26/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $224.00 to $260.00.
• 5/13/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $255.00 to $290.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/10/2026 – Marathon Petroleum was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
• 5/7/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $264.00 to $291.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/6/2026 – Marathon Petroleum was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “hold (c)”.
• 5/6/2026 – Marathon Petroleum was given a new $285.00 price target by UBS Group AG.
• 5/6/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial, Inc..
• 5/6/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $243.00 to $257.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/6/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $230.00 to $270.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/6/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $235.00 to $257.00.
• 5/6/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company to $335.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/6/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by TD Cowen to $320.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/2/2026 – Marathon Petroleum was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
• 4/24/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $200.00 to $233.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/22/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Scotiabank from $174.00 to $210.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/19/2026 – Marathon Petroleum was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
• 4/13/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $263.00 to $279.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Marathon Petroleum Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 20th were issued a dividend of $1.00 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 20th. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. Marathon Petroleum’s dividend payout ratio is currently 26.11%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Marathon Petroleum

In other Marathon Petroleum news, VP Michael A. Henschen II sold 6,336 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.82, for a total transaction of $1,703,243.52. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 16,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,543,058. This represents a 27.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Ricky D. Hessling sold 1,626 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $228.18, for a total value of $371,020.68. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 7,525 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,717,054.50. This represents a 17.77% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.17% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.