J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) by 233.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,845 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after buying an additional 6,889 shares during the quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.'s holdings in Marathon Petroleum were worth $1,434,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in shares of Marathon Petroleum by 78.1% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 9,961,503 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $1,389,630,000 after purchasing an additional 4,367,774 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in Marathon Petroleum by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 4,982,348 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $725,878,000 after buying an additional 178,397 shares during the period. Demars Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Marathon Petroleum by 12.8% during the 1st quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC now owns 4,713,595 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $686,724,000 after buying an additional 536,462 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Marathon Petroleum by 11.5% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,399,977 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $613,624,000 after acquiring an additional 452,043 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its position in shares of Marathon Petroleum by 14.0% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,937,348 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $549,260,000 after acquiring an additional 484,438 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.77% of the company's stock. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Several research firms recently issued reports on MPC. Mizuho raised their target price on Marathon Petroleum from $168.00 to $184.00 and gave the stock a 'neutral' rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Marathon Petroleum from $182.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an 'overweight' rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. UBS Group raised their price target on Marathon Petroleum from $175.00 to $203.00 and gave the stock a 'buy' rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Scotiabank reiterated an 'outperform' rating on shares of Marathon Petroleum in a report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, raised shares of Marathon Petroleum from a 'sell' rating to a 'hold' rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of 'Hold' and a consensus price target of $183.93. Insider Transactions at Marathon Petroleum In other news, Director sold 7,392 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $175.00, for a total transaction of $1,293,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 18,944 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,315,200. The trade was a 28.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at . Corporate insiders own 0.21% of the company's stock. Marathon Petroleum Stock Down 3.4% traded down $6.01 on Thursday, reaching $171.53. 2,607,255 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,764,648. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $167.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $151.93. Marathon Petroleum Corporation has a 12 month low of $115.10 and a 12 month high of $183.31. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The company has a market capitalization of $52.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.13, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 0.88. Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The oil and gas company reported ($0.24) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.40) by $0.16. The business had revenue of $31.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $28.91 billion. Marathon Petroleum had a return on equity of 8.89% and a net margin of 1.75%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.58 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Marathon Petroleum Corporation will post 8.47 EPS for the current fiscal year. Marathon Petroleum Announces Dividend The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 21st were given a $0.91 dividend. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.12%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 21st. Marathon Petroleum's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 51.20%. Marathon Petroleum Company Profile Marathon Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated downstream energy company primarily in the United States. The company operates through Refining & Marketing, and Midstream segments. The Refining & Marketing segment refines crude oil and other feedstocks at its refineries in the Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent, and West Coast regions of the United States; and purchases refined products and ethanol for resale and distributes refined products, including renewable diesel, through transportation, storage, distribution, and marketing services.

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. Grows Stock Position in Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC)

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Marathon Petroleum (MPC) by 233.1% in Q1 2025, while other institutional investors also adjusted their holdings. Analysts raised price targets and ratings for MPC, and the company announced a quarterly dividend. MPC reported quarterly earnings that exceeded expectations, with a revenue decline of 4.1% YoY.