Marathon Petroleum price target raised to $173 from $162 at BofA

BofA raised the firm’s price target on Marathon Petroleum to $173 from $162 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. U.S. refiners are “poised for another strong quarter” in Q3 and the firm’s marking to market lifts earnings estimates, but “to see material upside from here requires confidence in another upward reset in long-term mid-cycle margins above the current forward curve” and the firm sees “too many transitory issues to justify chasing the broader sector higher,” the analyst tells investors.