UBS keeps Buy rating for Marathon Petroleum stock at USD 450

Published on 10/07/2026 at 14:37 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Adjusted EBITDA reached USD 8.50 billion versus USD 3.30 billion. Marathon Petroleum stock stood at EUR 390.10 on October 7, 2026 versus EUR 386.95.

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Marathon Petroleum Corporation (ISIN US56585A1025) was trading at EUR 390.10 at Lang & Schwarz on October 7, 2026, plus 0.81 percent versus the prior close of EUR 386.95. According to Investing.com on October 1, 2026, UBS maintained a Buy rating for Marathon Petroleum and a USD 450.00 price target.

Second-quarter margins widened sharply

StockTitan reported that Marathon Petroleum generated USD 5.10 billion of net income attributable to MPC in the second quarter of 2026, up from USD 1.20 billion in the second quarter of 2025. Diluted earnings per share reached USD 17.73, compared with USD 3.96 a year earlier.

The operating comparison was equally pronounced. Marathon Petroleum's refining and marketing margin rose to USD 36.33 per barrel in the second quarter of 2026 from USD 17.58, while crude capacity utilization reached 94.00 percent and total throughput was 2.90 million barrels per day.

Cash returns meet fuel-market risk

Marathon Petroleum returned USD 2.80 billion of capital to shareholders during the second quarter of 2026, according to StockTitan. The same release said adjusted EBITDA reached USD 8.50 billion versus USD 3.30 billion in the second quarter of 2025, giving investors a clear measure of the earnings rebound.

The comparison also sets the main risk for the next report. The G7 agreed on October 2, 2026, to release up to 100 million barrels of emergency oil and diesel stocks, a measure designed to ease fuel prices and potentially narrow refining margins.

November 3 results set the next checkpoint

Investing.com lists November 3, 2026, as Marathon Petroleum's next results date. The coming update will show whether the second-quarter margin expansion carried into the period affected by higher diesel prices and the emergency supply response.

EUR 390.10 marks the market snapshot

Marathon Petroleum was trading at EUR 390.10 at Lang & Schwarz on October 7, 2026 at 2:32 p.m. CEST, plus 0.81 percent versus the Lang & Schwarz prior close of EUR 386.95. The primary listing is on the NYSE in USD, while the euro quote provides the reference for investors in Germany. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Marathon Petroleum stock.