Marathon Petroleum price target lowered to $175 from $176 at Wolfe Research

Wolfe Research lowered the firm’s price target on Marathon Petroleum (MPC) to $175 from $176 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares as part of a 2025 outlook for the exploration and production refiners. The recent underperformance of the oils goes some way to “discounting” known commodity risk, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Wolfe’s bias continues to favor U.S. gas, but the firm is “incrementally positive” on oil exploration and production names.