Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC): The Best Of Both Worlds

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Attractive stocks have exceptional fundamentals. In the case of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC), there's is a company with an impressive track record of dividend payments as well as a excellent growth outlook. Below, I've touched on some key aspects you should know on a high level. For those interested in digging a bit deeper into my commentary, take a look at the report on Marathon Petroleum here.

Reasonable growth potential average dividend payer

NYSE:MPC Past and Future Earnings, July 19th 2019
NYSE:MPC Past and Future Earnings, July 19th 2019

MPC is considered one of the top dividend payers in the market, and it has also been able to maintain it at a level in which net income is able to cover dividend payments.

NYSE:MPC Historical Dividend Yield, July 19th 2019
NYSE:MPC Historical Dividend Yield, July 19th 2019

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For Marathon Petroleum, I've compiled three key aspects you should further research:

  1. Historical Performance: What has MPC's returns been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.

  2. Valuation: What is MPC worth today? Is the stock undervalued, even when its growth outlook is factored into its intrinsic value? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether MPC is currently mispriced by the market.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of MPC? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

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