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Marathon Petroleum Corp has a consensus price target of $204.94 based on the ratings of 18 analysts. The high is $239 issued by Goldman Sachs on March 12, 2026. The low is $170 issued by TD Cowen on November 6, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Mizuho, Goldman Sachs, and Citigroup on March 17, 2026, March 12, 2026, and February 9, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $224.33 between Mizuho, Goldman Sachs, and Citigroup, there's an implied -5.00% downside for Marathon Petroleum Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) was reported by Mizuho on March 17, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $224.00 expecting MPC to fall to within 12 months (a possible -5.15% downside). 45 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) was provided by Mizuho, and Marathon Petroleum maintained their neutral rating.
The last upgrade for Marathon Petroleum Corp happened on December 14, 2023 when Wells Fargo raised their price target to $169. Wells Fargo previously had an equal-weight for Marathon Petroleum Corp.
The last downgrade for Marathon Petroleum Corp happened on July 15, 2025 when Raymond James changed their price target from $180 to $200 for Marathon Petroleum Corp.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Marathon Petroleum, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Marathon Petroleum was filed on March 17, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 17, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Marathon Petroleum (MPC) rating was a maintained with a price target of $205.00 to $224.00. The current price Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is trading at is $236.15, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.