Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Marathon Petroleum (MPC)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC):

• 7/14/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $257.00 to $303.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/13/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Raymond James Financial, Inc. from $300.00 to $335.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/13/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $270.00 to $289.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/12/2026 – Marathon Petroleum was given a new $335.00 price target by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/10/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG. They now have a $321.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/6/2026 – Marathon Petroleum was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 6/29/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $320.00 to $315.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/17/2026 – Marathon Petroleum was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 6/15/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $344.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/12/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by BMO Capital Markets.
• 6/12/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $233.00 to $265.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/12/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $335.00 to $344.00.
• 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.

Marathon Petroleum Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 20th were given a $1.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 20th. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Marathon Petroleum’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.11%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Marathon Petroleum news, VP Michael A. Henschen II sold 6,336 shares of Marathon Petroleum stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $268.82, for a total transaction of $1,703,243.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 16,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,543,058. The trade was a 27.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.17% of the stock is owned by 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.