Marathon Oil Corp (MRO): Today's Featured Energy Winner
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) pushed the Energy industry higher today making it today's featured energy winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.2%. By the end of trading, Marathon Oil rose 66 cents (2.4%) to $27.68 on average volume. Throughout the day, 9.4 million shares of Marathon Oil exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 7.4 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $26.83-$27.71 after having opened the day at $26.87 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $27.02. Other companies within the Energy industry that increased today were:
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), up 8.6%,
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), up 7.8%,
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), up 6.4%, and
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), up 5.2%.
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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 $19.44 billion and is part of the
sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 11, equal to the average energy industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 7.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are nine analysts that rate Marathon Oil a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and seven 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 and weak operating cash flow.
- You can view the full Marathon Oil Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 11.1%,
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), down 9.3%,
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), down 7.7%, and
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), down 6.8%, were all laggards within the energy industry with
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) being today's energy industry laggard.
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) while those bearish on the energy industry could consider
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).
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