Marathon Oil Stock News

The energy sector took a broad beating Friday, and was the weakest of the S&P 500''s 11 key sectors, after crude oil prices were slapped down by fears that rising COVID cases in Europe will drive down demand. The SPDR Energy Select Sector ETF dropped 3.5%, with all 21 equity components losing ground, and has lost 5.5% amid a three-day losing streak. The biggest loser was Devon Energy Corp.''s stock , which slid 5.6%. Among other more active components, shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. slumped 4.3%, Marathon Oil Corp. gave up 4.3%, Occidental Petroleum Corp. lost 4.9%, Schlumberger Ltd. fell 5.1% and Chevron Corp. declined 2.2%. Meanwhile, crude oil futures shed 3.7% toward a seven-week low. The energy sector ETF has still run up 19.8% over the past three months, while crude oil futures have climbed 18.9% and the S&P 500 has gained 7.0%. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

Shares of Marathon Oil Co. (NYSE:MRO) fell 4.6% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $15.32 and last traded at $15.38. 76,142 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 100% from the average session volume of 21,025,721 shares. The stock had previously closed at $16.12. Several equities research analysts have []

The energy sector took a broad beating Friday, and was the weakest of the S&P 500's SPX, +0.23% 11 key sectors, after crude oil prices were slapped down by fears that rising COVID cases in Europe will

Berman Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Marathon Oil Co. (NYSE:MRO) by 14.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 14,203 shares of the oil and gas producers stock after purchasing an additional 1,800 shares during the period. Berman Capital Advisors []

Marathon Oil (MRO) Outperforming Other Oils-Energy Stocks This Year?

Equities analysts forecast that Marathon Oil Co. (NYSE:MRO) will report sales of $1.53 billion for the current fiscal quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Six analysts have made estimates for Marathon Oils earnings. The lowest sales estimate is $1.33 billion and the highest is $1.69 billion. Marathon Oil reported sales of $830.00 million in the []

Wednesday afternoon''s analyst upgrades and downgrades included Cleveland Cliffs, Enphase, Home Depot, Marathon Oil, PayPal and Qualcomm.

Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) is the industry from Energy sector working as independent Oil & Gas Exploration & Production. It is headquartered in Ho

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Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO) had its price target lifted by Raymond James from $25.00 to $27.00 in a report published on Thursday, Price Targets.com reports. Raymond James currently has a strong-buy rating on the oil and gas producers stock. A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Benchmark started coverage []

Marathon Oil Co. (NYSE:MRO) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 27th, RTT News reports. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 17th will be paid a dividend of 0.06 per share by the oil and gas producer on Friday, December 10th. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.44%. []

Maverick Capital Ltd. bought a new position in Marathon Oil Co. (NYSE:MRO) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm bought 150,024 shares of the oil and gas producers stock, valued at approximately $2,043,000. Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MRO. Captrust Financial Advisors grew []

Wall Street brokerages expect Marathon Oil Co. (NYSE:MRO) to report $1.53 billion in sales for the current quarter, Zacks reports. Six analysts have provided estimates for Marathon Oils earnings. The highest sales estimate is $1.69 billion and the lowest is $1.33 billion. Marathon Oil reported sales of $830.00 million in the same quarter last year, []

Production is creeping upward. The capital budget is, in essence, able to allow for more wells.

Marathon Oil (MRO) is at a 52-week high, but can investors hope for more gains in the future? We take a look at the company's fundamentals for clues.