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title: "Weekly Recap | Marathon Petroleum +1.81%, oil tops $100"
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description: "Marathon Petroleum (MPC) closed the week at $395.93, up 1.81% from the prior close of $388.9 on 4 September, outpacing the S&P 500 by roughly 2.61 percentage points. The week moved sideways rather than in a clear trend, with a 4.26% range. Tuesday and Wednesday both ended above $397, Thursday dipped to $392.22 before settling at $392.42, and Friday rebounded to $395.93. Prices spent most of the week between $392 and $409."
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# Weekly Recap | Marathon Petroleum +1.81%, oil tops $100

## The Week

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) closed the week at $395.93, up 1.81% from the prior close of $388.9 on 4 September, outpacing the S&P 500 by roughly 2.61 percentage points. The week moved sideways rather than in a clear trend, with a 4.26% range. Tuesday and Wednesday both ended above $397, Thursday dipped to $392.22 before settling at $392.42, and Friday rebounded to $395.93. Prices spent most of the week between $392 and $409.

## Key Events

The week’s news centred on elevated oil prices and diverging refining-stock sentiment. On 7 September, reports highlighted gas prices topping $4 as crude moved above $90, naming Marathon Petroleum alongside Phillips 66 and Valero Energy. By 9 September oil reached $100, with coverage splitting winners from losers. At the company level, sources said on 11 September that Marathon was restarting a hydrotreater at its Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas. The same day, Bank of America Securities initiated coverage on MPC with a hold rating. The stock added 3.17% on Friday, while its relative performance against peers alternated across the week’s sessions.

## Analyst Ratings

The stock carries 19 analyst ratings: 6 buy, 4 overweight, 8 hold, and 1 sell. The consensus rating is buy, with a consensus target price of $351.67, which sits about 11.18% below the spot price of $395.93. Targets range widely from $186 to $462. Within the oil and gas refining and marketing industry, MPC ranks third out of 17 comparable names.

## The Week Ahead

Tuesday 15 September brings the New York Fed manufacturing index, with a prior reading of 20.6 and a consensus estimate of 14.75. Wednesday 16 September adds retail sales ex-autos, retail sales control, the NAHB housing market index, and EIA weekly crude inventories. The retail and crude inventory data are the more direct read-throughs for refining demand and stock levels, and could shape sector sentiment around the next leg of oil-price moves.

## In Short

Marathon Petroleum’s share price tracked oil and refining headlines this week, but the tape was more rangebound than trending. The rating backdrop leans constructive with a consensus buy, yet the consensus target of $351.67 sits below spot, leaving an inverted gap between target and price. Valuation sits near 13x P/E and 5.83x P/B. On the latest trading day, large and medium orders tilted net seller, while small orders were net buyer. The open questions are whether oil holds the $90-100 zone and how next week’s retail sales and crude inventory prints land for the refining complex.

*This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.*

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