Marathon Oil Corporation

LSE:0JY9 Stock Report

Market Cap: US$16.2b

Marathon Oil Valuation

Is 0JY9 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 0JY9 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 0JY9 ($28.94) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($55.99)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0JY9 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0JY9?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

0JY9 key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue3.4x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA5.1x
PEG Ratio-6.6x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0JY9's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0JY9 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average48.9x
HBR Harbour Energy
101.2x48.7%UK£2.5b
SEPL Seplat Energy
62.2x32.4%UK£1.3b
ITH Ithaca Energy
17.2x47.0%UK£1.3b
ENOG Energean
15.1x19.4%UK£2.2b
0JY9 Marathon Oil
11.3x-1.7%US$16.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0JY9 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.3x) compared to the peer average (48.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0JY9's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Oil and Gas Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a6.0%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0JY9 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.3x) compared to the UK Oil and Gas industry average (12.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0JY9's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

0JY9 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio11.3x
Fair PE Ratio6.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0JY9 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.5x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 0JY9 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$28.94
US$34.00
+17.5%
11.5%US$45.00US$28.00n/a21
May ’25US$26.00
US$33.87
+30.3%
12.9%US$45.00US$24.00n/a25
Apr ’25US$28.26
US$31.82
+12.6%
11.0%US$39.00US$24.00n/a24
Mar ’25US$24.64
US$30.77
+24.9%
13.9%US$39.00US$24.00n/a25
Feb ’25US$22.67
US$31.09
+37.2%
13.9%US$39.00US$24.00n/a25
Jan ’25US$24.13
US$32.35
+34.1%
12.8%US$40.00US$25.00n/a25
Dec ’24US$25.59
US$33.45
+30.7%
13.9%US$45.00US$26.50n/a25
Nov ’24US$27.23
US$33.31
+22.3%
14.7%US$45.00US$22.00n/a25
Oct ’24US$26.92
US$32.87
+22.1%
14.9%US$45.00US$22.00n/a25
Sep ’24US$27.20
US$32.31
+18.8%
14.6%US$40.00US$22.00n/a25
Aug ’24US$26.08
US$31.45
+20.6%
14.6%US$40.00US$25.00n/a25
Jul ’24US$23.21
US$32.45
+39.8%
17.9%US$48.00US$25.00n/a25
Jun ’24US$22.80
US$32.93
+44.5%
16.8%US$48.00US$25.00US$28.9425
May ’24US$24.30
US$33.33
+37.2%
16.3%US$48.00US$23.00US$26.0026
Apr ’24US$23.91
US$33.07
+38.3%
15.8%US$43.00US$23.00US$28.2626
Mar ’24US$25.70
US$33.72
+31.2%
15.2%US$48.00US$23.00US$24.6426
Feb ’24US$26.56
US$34.11
+28.4%
15.1%US$48.00US$23.00US$22.6725
Jan ’24US$27.02
US$34.30
+26.9%
16.4%US$48.00US$23.00US$24.1323
Dec ’23US$30.36
US$34.30
+13.0%
16.7%US$48.00US$23.00US$25.5923
Nov ’23US$31.10
US$31.49
+1.3%
14.9%US$40.00US$19.00US$27.2324
Oct ’23US$22.72
US$31.95
+40.6%
16.2%US$43.00US$19.00US$26.9223
Sep ’23US$24.81
US$31.33
+26.3%
16.4%US$43.00US$19.00US$27.2024
Aug ’23US$23.73
US$32.08
+35.2%
17.0%US$43.00US$19.00US$26.0825
Jul ’23US$22.33
US$33.73
+51.0%
16.1%US$43.00US$19.00US$23.2126
Jun ’23US$31.60
US$33.18
+5.0%
15.4%US$43.00US$19.00US$22.8026

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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