A stock’s 52-week high and low prices can offer a wealth of information about its current standing and prospective future performance. Marathon Petroleum Corp’s current trading price is -10.28% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 90.16%. The stock’s price range for this time frame has been between $104.32 and $221.11. The trading volume of the company’s shares in the Energy reached around 0.93 million for the day, which was evidently lower than the average daily volume of 2.8 million over the last three months.
The stock market performance of Marathon Petroleum Corp has been very steady. Over the last year, the company’s stock hit its highest at $221.11 on 04/05/24, while the lowest price during the same time frame was $104.32, recorded on 05/31/23.
How Financial Performance Impacts Market Capitalization
Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC) has experienced a quarterly rise of 30.68% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 71.48B and boasts a workforce of 18200 employees.
The Role of Moving Averages and Trading Volume in Technical Analysis
Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 170.89, with a change in price of +48.49. Similarly, Marathon Petroleum Corp recorded 2,928,904 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of +32.50%.
How MPC’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio Affects Financial Health
A company’s financial condition and market reputation can be evaluated using the debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio. This ratio, calculated by dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, indicates the proportion of debt a company employs to back its assets in relation to its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for MPC stands at 1.17. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 1.07.
MPC Stock Stochastic Average
Marathon Petroleum Corp’s raw stochastic average for the past 50 days is currently at 59.28%. This represents a surge from the raw stochastic average of the last 20 days, which was recorded at 9.12%. Additionally, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the past 20 days were 25.83% and 38.71%, respectively.
MPC Stock Price Performance Analysis
The stock price performance for the year has been a mixed bag, indicating either a pessimistic or optimistic outlook depending on how you look at it. Until today this year the stock’s price performance recorded an increase of 33.71%. However, over the last six months, the performance has been weaker by 31.08%. The price of MPC increased 0.92% over the last 30 days. And in the last five days, it has fallen by -6.55%.
