Marathon Petroleum Stock Options

MPC Stock  USD 142.33  0.67  0.47%   
Marathon Petroleum's latest option contracts expiring on January 10th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.72. The Marathon Petroleum option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Marathon Petroleum Corp option contracts. It shows all of Marathon Petroleum's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Marathon Petroleum

Analyzing Marathon Petroleum's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Marathon Petroleum regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Marathon Petroleum's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Marathon Petroleum's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Marathon Petroleum's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Marathon Petroleum's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Marathon stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Marathon Petroleum's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Marathon Petroleum's Stock Based Compensation is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

Marathon Current Options Market Mood

Marathon Petroleum's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Marathon Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Volume

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Marathon Petroleum's calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Marathon Petroleum's option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Marathon contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Marathon Petroleum Corp will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.045% per day over the life of the 2025-01-10 option contract. With Marathon Petroleum trading at USD 142.33, that is roughly USD 0.064. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Marathon Petroleum's daily price movement you should consider buying Marathon Petroleum Corp options at the current volatility level of 0.72%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Marathon Petroleum options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Marathon calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Marathon Petroleum Corp stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Marathon Petroleum Option Chain

When Marathon Petroleum's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Marathon Petroleum Corp stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Marathon Petroleum's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Marathon. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Marathon. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Marathon Petroleum against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
MPC250110C00080000080.074.8 - 78.074.8In
Call
MPC250110C00085000085.069.85 - 72.9569.85In
Call
MPC250110C00090000090.064.9 - 68.564.9In
Call
MPC250110C00095000095.059.9 - 63.559.9In
Call
MPC250110C001000000100.054.95 - 58.654.95In
Call
MPC250110C001050000105.050.0 - 53.0550.0In
Call
MPC250110C001100000110.045.05 - 48.145.05In
Call
MPC250110C001150000115.040.1 - 43.240.1In
Call
MPC250110C001200000120.035.2 - 38.335.2In
Call
MPC250110C001250000125.030.3 - 33.430.3In
 Put
MPC250110P00080000080.00.0 - 1.651.65Out
 Put
MPC250110P00085000085.00.0 - 1.851.85Out
 Put
MPC250110P00090000090.00.0 - 2.02.0Out
 Put
MPC250110P00095000095.00.0 - 1.751.75Out
 Put
MPC250110P001000000100.00.0 - 2.02.0Out
 Put
MPC250110P001050000105.00.0 - 2.172.17Out
 Put
MPC250110P001100000110.00.0 - 2.192.19Out
 Put
MPC250110P001150000115.00.0 - 2.222.22Out
 Put
MPC250110P001200000120.00.0 - 1.831.83Out
 Put
MPC250110P001250000125.00.0 - 2.332.33Out
 Put
MPC250110P001450001145.01.37 - 2.061.85Out
 Put
MPC250110P001500001150.02.52 - 3.23.08Out

Marathon Petroleum Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Marathon Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

19.73 Billion

At present, Marathon Petroleum's Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

Marathon Petroleum Corporate Directors

Evan BayhNon-Executive Independent DirectorProfile
Kim RuckerNon-Executive Independent DirectorProfile
Frank SempleNon-Executive Independent DirectorProfile
Geri EwingDirector InsuranceProfile
When determining whether Marathon Petroleum Corp offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Marathon Petroleum's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Marathon Petroleum Corp Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Marathon Petroleum Corp Stock:
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Is Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Marathon Petroleum. If investors know Marathon will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Marathon Petroleum listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.77)
Dividend Share
3.385
Earnings Share
12.9
Revenue Per Share
403.307
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.15)
The market value of Marathon Petroleum Corp is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Marathon that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Marathon Petroleum's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Marathon Petroleum's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Marathon Petroleum's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Marathon Petroleum's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Marathon Petroleum's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Marathon Petroleum is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Marathon Petroleum's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.