What changed
$MPC — BUY 📊 | 6 MONTHS THESIS
🎯 Q1 2026 | Rev $34.6B | EPS $1.65 vs $0.75 🟢 | Margin 4.1%
💡 Consensus Q1 was $0.75; actual $1.65. The full‑year run‑rate suggests EPS ~$6.60, yet the stock still trades at 17.5x trailing, implying forward P/E will compress sharply once estimates are revised up. The market has not fully absorbed the sustainably higher margin environment.
📉 Reward/risk: 2.9:1
🏢 Business Quality: 6 – Strong refining network, integrated midstream via MPLX, solid balance sheet, and aggressive capital returns, but inherent commodity cyclicality and margin volatility./10
📊 Valuation: fair – TTM P/E 17.5x appears elevated versus the sector’s historical 12–15x range, but forward P/E based on the revised earnings run‑rate could drop...
🔮 Catalyst: Sell-side estimate revisions and Q2 guidance updates
📊 Our read: BUY. Full analysis →
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