Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Marathon Petroleum (MPC)

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 1/14/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $185.00 to $182.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by analysts at Mizuho from $198.00 to $205.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $202.00 to $194.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/8/2026 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target lowered by analysts at Piper Sandler from $231.00 to $184.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/5/2026 – Marathon Petroleum was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 12/22/2025 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target lowered by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc. from $215.00 to $205.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 12/20/2025 – Marathon Petroleum was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 12/12/2025 – Marathon Petroleum was given a new $196.00 price target on by analysts at Mizuho.
• 12/9/2025 – Marathon Petroleum had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at BMO Capital Markets.
• 11/25/2025 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc. from $200.00 to $215.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 11/17/2025 – Marathon Petroleum had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $194.00 to $202.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Marathon Petroleum Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th were given a $1.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 19th. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. This is an increase from Marathon Petroleum’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.91. Marathon Petroleum’s dividend payout ratio is 42.64%.

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.