US Capital Advisors Lifts Earnings Estimates for Mplx

Mplx Lp (NYSE:MPLX) – Equities research analysts at US Capital Advisors lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for Mplx in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 2nd. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the pipeline company will earn $4.70 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.68. The consensus estimate for Mplx’s current full-year earnings is $4.41 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Mplx’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.05 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on MPLX. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (a-)” rating on shares of Mplx in a report on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Mplx from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Mplx from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $57.00 price target on shares of Mplx in a report on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on Mplx from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.00.

Mplx Stock Performance

Shares of MPLX opened at $55.32 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $56.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.72, a P/E/G ratio of 5.06 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.31. Mplx has a 1 year low of $44.60 and a 1 year high of $57.15. The company’s fifty day moving average is $54.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $52.06.

Mplx (NYSE:MPLX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The pipeline company reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.07. Mplx had a return on equity of 34.14% and a net margin of 37.61%.The firm had revenue of $3.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.23 billion.

Mplx Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 9th will be paid a dividend of $1.0765 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 9th. This represents a $4.31 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.8%. Mplx’s payout ratio is 91.31%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Mplx

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MPLX. Solstein Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Mplx in the third quarter valued at $25,000. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Mplx during the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Mplx in the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. FSC Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Mplx in the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Operose Advisors LLC grew its stake in Mplx by 216.2% in the 2nd quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 585 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. 24.25% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Mplx

MPLX LP (NYSE: MPLX) is a midstream master limited partnership that owns, operates and develops energy infrastructure primarily across the United States. The company provides a range of midstream services including the gathering, transportation, storage and distribution of crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs). MPLX also operates processing and fractionation facilities and supplies logistics services that connect producers, refiners and end-use markets.

The partnership’s asset base includes pipelines, storage terminals, rail and marine facilities, natural gas processing plants and NGL fractionators.