Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) Dividends

MRO Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model

The Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a valuation model that attempts to determine a fair share price for a stock, based on the dividend it provides in comparison to several company-specific metrics indicative of the riskiness of the stock and the financial health of the company. As for MRO, the dividend discount model StockNews created for the company implies a negative return of 57.4%. To help understand and contextualize the model's evaluation of MRO, investors may wish to consider are:

• As for its position relative to other Energy stocks that issue dividends, Marathon Oil Corp offers a higher dividend yield than merely 15.09% of them.
• In comparison to other US listed dividend yielding stocks in the Energy sector, Marathon Oil Corp's expected return of -57.4% is higher than merely 19.81% of its fellow sector mates.
• Compared to all dividend issuing stocks in our set, Marathon Oil Corp bears a discount rate, according to our calculations, lower than merely 19.81% of them (lower discount rates are generally perceived as positive, and a sign of lower risk).
• In terms of who is growing the amount of dividends they return to shareholders, Marathon Oil Corp has been increasing its dividends at a faster rate than 6.1% of US-listed dividend-issuing stocks we observed.

MRO Dividends vs. Peers