Q4 Earnings Forecast for Mplx Issued By US Capital Advisors

Mplx Lp (NYSE:MPLX) – US Capital Advisors issued their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Mplx in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings of $1.11 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Mplx’s current full-year earnings is $4.41 per share.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on MPLX. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Mplx from $56.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Barclays upped their price target on Mplx from $52.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 14th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Mplx from $54.00 to $59.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Mplx from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, March 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Mplx from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, March 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $54.00.

Mplx Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE:MPLX opened at $53.88 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 0.99. Mplx has a 52-week low of $39.56 and a 52-week high of $54.87. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $52.81 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $48.58. The firm has a market cap of $55.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.80, a PEG ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.40.

Mplx (NYSE:MPLX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The pipeline company reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.03. Mplx had a net margin of 36.18% and a return on equity of 31.94%. The firm had revenue of $3.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.07 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.10 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Mplx Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.9565 dividend. This represents a $3.83 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.10%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. Mplx’s dividend payout ratio is 90.74%.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Shawn M. Lyon purchased 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 7th. The shares were bought at an average price of $52.75 per share, with a total value of $211,000.00. Following the acquisition, the vice president now owns 25,299 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,334,522.25. This trade represents a 18.78 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Institutional Trading of Mplx

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Mplx during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Mplx by 56.3% during the fourth quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,135 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 409 shares during the last quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR bought a new position in Mplx during the fourth quarter worth about $56,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in shares of Mplx by 139.6% in the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,785 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $85,000 after purchasing an additional 1,040 shares during the period. Finally, RE Dickinson Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Mplx by 11.5% in the fourth quarter. RE Dickinson Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,017 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $96,000 after purchasing an additional 208 shares during the period. 24.25% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Mplx Company Profile

MPLX LP engages in the operation of midstream energy infrastructure and logistics assets, and distribution fuels services. It operates through the Logistics and Storage (L&S) and Gathering and Processing (G&P) segments. The Logistics and Storage segment transports, stores, distributes, and markets crude oil, asphalt, refined petroleum products, and water.