US Capital Advisors Increases Earnings Estimates for Mplx

Mplx Lp (NYSE:MPLX) – Analysts at US Capital Advisors increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Mplx in a report issued on Tuesday, May 20th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings of $4.23 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.10. The consensus estimate for Mplx’s current full-year earnings is $4.41 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Mplx’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.42 EPS.

Mplx (NYSE:MPLX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The pipeline company reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $2.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.15 billion. Mplx had a return on equity of 31.94% and a net margin of 36.18%. Mplx’s revenue was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.98 earnings per share.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on MPLX. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on Mplx from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 17th. StockNews.com downgraded Mplx from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 2nd. 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. Barclays dropped their price target on Mplx from $55.00 to $52.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Mplx from $54.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $55.50.

Mplx Stock Performance

Mplx stock opened at $50.72 on Wednesday. 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 fifty day moving average of $51.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $50.49. The company has a market capitalization of $51.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.05, a PEG ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.76. Mplx has a fifty-two week low of $39.95 and a fifty-two week high of $54.87.

Mplx Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 9th were given a $0.9565 dividend. This represents a $3.83 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 9th. Mplx’s dividend payout ratio is currently 88.22%.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Shawn M. Lyon purchased 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 7th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $52.75 per share, with a total value of $211,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 25,299 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,334,522.25. The trade was a 18.78% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Mplx

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in Mplx during the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Rossby Financial LCC acquired a new position in shares of Mplx during the first quarter worth about $33,000. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Mplx during the first quarter worth about $37,000. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Mplx during the first quarter worth about $44,000. Finally, MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Mplx during the first quarter worth about $48,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 24.25% of the company’s stock.

Mplx Company Profile

MPLX LP engages in the operation of midstream energy infrastructure and logistics assets, and distribution fuels services. It operates through the Crude Oil and Products Logistics and Natural Gas and NGL Services segments. The Crude Oil and Products Logistics segment transports, stores, distributes, and markets crude oil, asphalt, refined petroleum products, and water.