Brokers Offer Predictions for Mplx’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:MPLX)

Mplx Lp (NYSE:MPLX) – Investment analysts at US Capital Advisors dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Mplx in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects 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.

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

Mplx Stock Performance

Shares of MPLX opened at $53.70 on Wednesday. Mplx has a 1 year low of $39.56 and a 1 year high of $54.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.91 billion, a PE ratio of 12.76, a PEG ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 0.99. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $52.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of $48.69.

Mplx (NYSE:MPLX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The pipeline company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $3.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.07 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.10 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Mplx Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.9565 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $3.83 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.12%. Mplx’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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 purchased at an average price of $52.75 per share, with a total value of $211,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the vice president now directly owns 25,299 shares in the company, valued at $1,334,522.25. This represents a 18.78 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Institutional Trading of Mplx

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Mplx by 9.1% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 93,181 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $4,460,000 after purchasing an additional 7,792 shares during the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its position in Mplx by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 21,520 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,030,000 after buying an additional 231 shares during the last quarter. Alpine Global Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Mplx in the fourth quarter valued at about $292,000. Novem Group acquired a new position in shares of Mplx during the fourth quarter worth about $814,000. Finally, First Heartland Consultants Inc. raised its holdings in Mplx by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc. now owns 9,857 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $472,000 after purchasing an additional 408 shares in the last quarter. 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.