In a filing, Marathon Petroleum Corp revealed its Director Rucker Kim K.W. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.29 million on Jul 03 ’25. In the deal valued at $175.00 per share,7,392 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Rucker Kim K.W. now holds 18,944 shares worth roughly $3.01 million.
Then, Rucker Kim K.W. bought 7,392 shares, generating $1,293,600 in total proceeds.
Before that, Wright Kelly D bought 1,146 shares. Marathon Petroleum Corp shares valued at $186,765 were divested by the Officer at a price of $162.97 per share.
TD Cowen reiterated its Marathon Petroleum Corp [MPC] rating to a Buy in a research note published on August 06, 2025; the price target was $182. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Raymond James’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid July from “a Strong buy” to “an Outperform”. Wolfe Research also remained covering MPC and has decreased its forecast on July 14, 2025 with a “Peer perform” recommendation from previously “an Outperform” rating. Evercore ISI started covering the stock on June 18, 2025. It rated MPC as “an In-line”.
Price Performance Review of MPC
On Tuesday, Marathon Petroleum Corp [NYSE:MPC] saw its stock jump 0.33% to $159.11. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -5.81%. Marathon Petroleum Corp shares have fallen nearly -8.64% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 14.06% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $183.10 was reached on 07/10/25, a 52-week low of $115.10 was recorded on 04/07/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For MPC Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 157.90, which if violated will result in even more drops to 156.69. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 160.97. A further resistance level may holdings at 162.83.
How much short interest is there in Marathon Petroleum Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Marathon Petroleum Corp stocks on 2025-07-31, dropping by -3.94 million shares to a total of 7.41 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-30 was 11.36 million shares. There was a decline of -53.15%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on June 10, 2025 when TD Cowen resumed its ‘”a Buy”‘ rating for the stock and retained the price target to $163.