Marathon Petroleum Trading Volume Plummets 54.78% to Rank 1st in Decline

On March 24, 2025, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) experienced a significant decline in trading volume, with a total of 4.61 billion shares traded, marking a 54.78% decrease from the previous day. The stock price of MPC also decreased by 0.85%, continuing a two-day downward trend with a total decline of 2.15%.

Marathon Petroleum Corporation has shown strong performance over the past five years, outperforming the market by 27.29% on an annualized basis, with an average annual return of 45.06%.

Institutional investors have been actively adjusting their positions in Marathon Petroleum. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. reduced its holdings by 72.3% during the fourth quarter, while OLD Second National Bank of Aurora increased its holdings by 7.2%. Other institutional investors, such as Nixon Peabody Trust Co., Lake Street Advisors Group LLC, American Trust, and DT Investment Partners LLC, also made adjustments to their positions in the company.

Analysts have provided varied ratings for Marathon Petroleum. Mizuho decreased their price target to $174.00 and set a “neutral” rating, while TD Cowen maintained a “buy” rating with a $170.00 price target. Raymond James upgraded their target price to $192.00 with a “strong-buy” rating, and Piper Sandler lowered their price target to $156.00 with a “neutral” rating. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price to $185.00 with an “overweight” rating. Overall, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” with a consensus price target of $180.21.

Marathon Petroleum recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share, paid on March 10, 2025. This represents an annualized dividend of $3.64 and a dividend yield of 2.43%. The company's dividend payout ratio is 36.66%.

Insider activity has also been noted, with Ricky D. Hessling purchasing 2,000 shares at an average price of $134.72 per share, and Director Evan Bayh acquiring 1,000 shares at an average price of $133.70 per share. Insiders collectively own 0.21% of the company's stock.