Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Marathon Petroleum Corp shares valued at $1,773,277 were sold by Benson Molly R on Aug 15 ’25. At $163.00 per share, Benson Molly R sold 10,879 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 28,700 shares worth approximately $5.3 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Benson Molly R purchased 10,879 shares, netting a total of over 1,773,277 in proceeds.
Before that, Rucker Kim K.W. had sold 7,392 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,293,600, the Director traded Marathon Petroleum Corp shares for $175.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 7,392 shares, worth approximately $3.5 million.
As published in a research note from TD Cowen on August 06, 2025, Marathon Petroleum Corp [MPC] has been retained to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $182. Analysts at Raymond James downgraded the stock from ‘”a Strong buy”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid July. As of July 14, 2025, Wolfe Research has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Peer perform” for MPC. Earlier on June 18, 2025, Evercore ISI initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an In-line” for MPC stock.
Analyzing MPC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Marathon Petroleum Corp [NYSE: MPC] rose 0.92% to $184.68. The stock’s lowest price that day was $182.055, but it reached a high of $186.08 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.65%. Over the course of the year, Marathon Petroleum Corp shares have jumped approximately 12.90%.
Is Marathon Petroleum Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Marathon Petroleum Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.7 million shares to 8.11 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 7.41 million shares. A jump of 8.59% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.55 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.55.
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In terms of Marathon Petroleum Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 181.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -0.81% from the previous closing price of $182.99. Analysts anticipate Marathon Petroleum Corp stock to reach 193 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 170. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Marathon Petroleum Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 10, 2025, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $163.
