MPLX LP (MPLX) closed at $50.79 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.4% move from the prior day. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.11% for the day. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.91%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.82%.
The company's stock has climbed by 0.21% in the past month, falling short of the Oils-Energy sector's gain of 4.89% and the S&P 500's gain of 5.17%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of MPLX LP in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on August 5, 2025. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.1, down 4.35% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $3.27 billion, up 7.15% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $4.46 per share and a revenue of $13.07 billion, demonstrating changes of +5.94% and +9.52%, respectively, from the preceding year.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for MPLX LP. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.91% higher. MPLX LP is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Digging into valuation, MPLX LP currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 11.56. This denotes a discount relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 16.82.
It's also important to note that MPLX currently trades at a PEG ratio of 1.6. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Oil and Gas - Production and Pipelines industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.69 as trading concluded yesterday.
The Oil and Gas - Production and Pipelines industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 75, placing it within the top 31% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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