Marathon Oil Corporation [NYSE: MRO] surged by $0.76 during the normal trading session on Friday and reaching a high of $27.2299 during the day while it closed the day at $27.11. The company report on August 2, 2023 at 4:30 PM that Marathon Oil Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results.
Over $830 Million of Shareholder Distributions in First Half 2023.
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Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) reported second quarter 2023 net income of $287 million or $0.47 per diluted share, which includes the impact of certain items not typically represented in analysts’ earnings estimates and that would otherwise affect comparability of results. Adjusted net income was $295 million or $0.48 per diluted share. Net operating cash flow was $1,076 million or $1,121 million before changes in working capital (adjusted CFO). Free cash flow was $442 million or $531 million before changes in working capital and including Equatorial Guinea (E.G.) distributions and other financing (adjusted FCF).
Marathon Oil Corporation stock has also gained 5.82% of its value over the past 7 days. However, MRO stock has inclined by 16.55% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has gained 2.19% and gained 0.15% year-on date.
The market cap for MRO stock reached $15.96 billion, with 614.00 million shares outstanding and 603.30 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 11.64M shares, MRO reached a trading volume of 9782211 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Marathon Oil Corporation [MRO]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for MRO shares is $32.73 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on MRO stock is a recommendation set at 2.10. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Goldman have made an estimate for Marathon Oil Corporation shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on July 12, 2023.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Marathon Oil Corporation is set at 0.62, with the Price to Sales ratio for MRO stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.22. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.48, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.37. Price to Free Cash Flow for MRO in the course of the last twelve months was 5.92 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.70.
MRO stock trade performance evaluation
Marathon Oil Corporation [MRO] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 5.82. With this latest performance, MRO shares gained by 5.16% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 2.19% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 5.94% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for MRO stock in for the last two-week period is set at 65.05, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 69.93, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 62.45 for Marathon Oil Corporation [MRO]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 25.11, while it was recorded at 26.38 for the last single week of trading, and 25.42 for the last 200 days.
Marathon Oil Corporation [MRO]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Marathon Oil Corporation’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.70 and a Current Ratio set at 0.80.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Marathon Oil Corporation [MRO] stock
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for MRO. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Marathon Oil Corporation go to -8.79%.
Marathon Oil Corporation [MRO]: Institutional Ownership
The top three institutional holders of MRO stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.31 billion shares, which is approximately 8.2089%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.04 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $170.67 trillion in MRO stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $150.98 trillion in MRO stock with ownership which is approximately 5.7381%.
