Q1 Earnings Forecast for Mplx Issued By US Capital Advisors

Mplx Lp (NYSE:MPLX) – Equities researchers at US Capital Advisors dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Mplx in a research note issued on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.97 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.04. The consensus estimate for Mplx’s current full-year earnings is $4.41 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Mplx’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.07 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.10 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.26 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.39 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on Mplx from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 17th. Raymond James lifted their price objective on Mplx from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com cut shares of Mplx from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 2nd. 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. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Mplx from $56.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. One investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $54.00.

Mplx Trading Down 0.1 %

NYSE MPLX opened at $53.69 on Wednesday. Mplx has a 52 week low of $39.56 and a 52 week high of $54.87. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.90 billion, a PE ratio of 12.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.40. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $53.01 and a two-hundred day moving average of $48.73.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Mplx

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. PFG Investments LLC lifted its position in Mplx by 38.5% in the 4th quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 38,506 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,843,000 after purchasing an additional 10,705 shares during the last quarter. Walnut Private Equity Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Mplx by 479.6% during the fourth quarter. Walnut Private Equity Partners LLC now owns 153,600 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $7,351,000 after buying an additional 127,100 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Mplx by 387.5% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 23,543 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,047,000 after buying an additional 18,714 shares during the period. Glenmede Trust Co. NA grew its holdings in Mplx by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 149,509 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $6,647,000 after buying an additional 10,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in Mplx by 9,134.1% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 11,635 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $557,000 after buying an additional 11,509 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 24.25% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Mplx Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.9565 per share. This represents a $3.83 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.13%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. Mplx’s dividend payout ratio is presently 90.74%.

About Mplx

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.