Why Marathon Petroleum Is Poised to Bounce Back
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, petroleum refiner has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Marathon, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Marathon facts
Headquarters | Findlay, Ohio |
Market Cap | $23.2 billion |
Industry | Oil and gas refining and marketing |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $79.6 billion |
Management | CEO Gary Heminger (since 2011) CFO Donald Templin (since 2011) |
Trailing-12-Month Return on Equity | 32.6% |
Cash/Debt | $4.7 billion / $3.4 billion |
Dividend Yield | 1.9% |
Competitors |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 199 members who have rated Marathon believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this week, one of those Fools, NextYearInVegas, tapped Marathon as a particularly attractive bargain opportunity:
Undervalued by [P/E ratio] and [dividend yield]. I see this sector balancing up going forward. Not sure why it's as depressed as it is right now, but willing to bet on upside for the next couple of years.
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