Marathon Oil News

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's stock had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Societe Generale in a report released on Wednesday, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports.

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's stock had its "outperform" rating restated by equities researchers at WH Ireland in a report issued on Friday, StocKRatingsNetwork.com reports.

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Demand for hydraulic fracturing equipment may expand to a third the size of the current North American market by 2016 as international shale development accelerates, according to Weir Group Plc , the biggest supplier of pressure pumps.

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell said she asked energy industry executives to accept the role they play in how slowly new regulations move forward, warning them against "throwing regulators under the bus" during a meeting Wednesday at a major offshore energy technology trade show.

Global markets extended rally for the third day after German industrial activities was ahead of expectations and Chinese imports rose faster than expected.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Analysts at ISI Group initiated coverage on shares of Marathon Oil in a research note to investors on Tuesday.

Marathon Oil Corporation today reported first quarter 2013 net income of $383 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, compared to net income in the fourth quarter of 2012 of $322 million, or $0.45 per diluted share.

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Marathon Oil will report earnings after markets close on Tuesday, May 7th. Marathon Oil Corporation, through its subsidiaries, is an integrated oil firm with operations worldwide.

MRO has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports. Analysts at Barclays Capital upgraded shares of Marathon Oil from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research note to investors on Monday, April 29th.

U.S. stock index futures point to a slightly lower open on Tuesday, ahead of the Job Openings and Consumer Credit reports for March.

Marathon Oil is scheduled to announce its 1st quarter 2013 earnings on Tuesday, May 7th.

's stock had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Investec in a report released on Wednesday, ARN reports.

Marathon Petroleum saw first-quarter net income climb nearly 22 percent as a new refinery in Texas boosted volumes and pushed revenue easily beyond Wall Street projections.

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Marathon Oil opened at 31.72 on Monday. Marathon Oil has a 52-week low of $23.17 and a 52-week high of $35.86. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $32.93. The company has a market cap of $22.449 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.22. Marathon Oil last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 6th.