Marathon Petroleum Corp : Still a great upward potential
Marathon Petroleum Corp has still an uptrend and is going toward its highest level.
The economic and financial situation of the company is still strong. Estimated sales from Thomson Reuters consensus are encouraging.
Technically, the security shows a bullish configuration on all time scales. Prices are supported by increasing moving averages. In weekly data, 20-week moving average helps the stock to keep its uptrend.
In consequence, investors can take a long position in Marathon Petroleum with a first target price at USD 51.8. This level is the long term resistance. A new bullish fluctuation could lead the security toward its highest level in case of breakout of this resistance. A stop loss will be fixed under the 20 day moving average at USD 43.8.
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Alexandre Nutte
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Valuation |
2013e |
2014e |
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PER (Price / EPS)
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8,26x |
8,45x |
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Capitalization / Revenue
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0,29x |
0,28x |
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EV / Revenue
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0,27x |
0,26x |
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EV / EBITDA
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3,80x |
3,78x |
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Yield (DPS / Price)
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1,81% |
2,09% |
| Profitability |
2013e |
2014e |
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Operating Margin (EBIT / Sales)
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5,62% |
5,33% |
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operating laverage (Delta EBIT / Delta Sales)
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0,05x |
- |
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Net Margin (Net Profit / Revenue)
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3,49% |
3,14% |
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ROA (Net Profit / Asset)
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14,6% |
12,3% |
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ROE (Net Profit / Equities)
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26,5% |
21,1% |
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Rate of Dividend
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15,0% |
17,6% |
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