Q4 Earnings Forecast for Mplx Issued By US Capital Advisors

Mplx Lp (NYSE:MPLX) – Analysts at 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 per share of $1.11 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Mplx’s current full-year earnings is $4.41 per share.

Mplx (NYSE:MPLX) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 analysts’ expectations of $3.07 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.10 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on Mplx from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 17th. StockNews.com cut Mplx from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, March 2nd. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Mplx from $52.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Mplx from $54.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Raymond James raised their price target on Mplx from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $54.00.

Mplx Stock Performance

Shares of Mplx stock opened at $53.34 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $52.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $48.66. Mplx has a fifty-two week low of $39.56 and a fifty-two week high of $54.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.95. The firm has a market cap of $54.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.40.

Mplx Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.9565 per share. This represents a $3.83 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. Mplx’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 90.74%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Shawn M. Lyon purchased 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 7th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $52.75 per share, for a total transaction of $211,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the vice president now directly owns 25,299 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,334,522.25. This trade represents a 18.78 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Mplx

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MPLX. CFO4Life Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Mplx by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. CFO4Life Group LLC now owns 19,200 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $919,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. RE Dickinson Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in 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 in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in shares of Mplx by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 60,475 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $2,689,000 after acquiring an additional 231 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Mplx by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 21,520 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,030,000 after purchasing an additional 231 shares during the period. Finally, GraniteShares Advisors LLC increased its position in Mplx by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. GraniteShares Advisors LLC now owns 51,441 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $2,462,000 after buying an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 24.25% of the company’s stock.

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.