Marathon Oil Corp (MRO): Today's Featured Basic Materials Winner
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) pushed the Basic Materials sector higher today making it today's featured basic materials winner. The sector as a whole closed the day up 0.4%. By the end of trading, Marathon Oil rose 41 cents (1.6%) to $25.29 on average volume. Throughout the day, eight million shares of Marathon Oil exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6.7 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $24.80-$25.44 after having opened the day at $24.80 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $24.88. Other companies within the Basic Materials sector that increased today were:
China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources
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), up 21.2%,
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), up 17.5%,
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), up 15.2%, and
TheStreet Recommends
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), up 10.1%.
Marathon Oil Corporation operates as an energy company worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Exploration and Production, Oil Sands Mining, and Integrated Gas. Marathon Oil has a market cap of $17.29 billion and is part of the
industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 10.5, above the average energy industry P/E ratio of 7.4 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 15% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are six analysts that rate Marathon Oil a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and nine rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Marathon Oil as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, attractive valuation levels and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, weak operating cash flow and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself.
- You can view the full Marathon Oil Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 14.1%,
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), down 9.8%,
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), down 6.3%, and
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), down 5.3%, were all losers within the basic materials sector with
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) being today's basic materials sector loser.
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For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the basic materials sector could consider
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) while those bearish on the basic materials sector could consider
ProShares Short Basic Materials Fd
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).
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