Verizon Communications vs. Marathon Petroleum: Neither Seems Like A Good Bet

Last Updated: 12/17/2024

We Forecast Similar Stock Return For Both Verizon Communications And Marathon Petroleum

Verizon Communications is trading at a more expensive P/S valuation vs. Marathon Petroleum but both are likely to give similar return

VZ and MPC have similar revenue

3-Year Return Depends On [1] Revenue Growth [2] P/S

[1] How Much Can Revenue Grow In Next 3 Years

We forecast annual revenue growth of 0.0% for VZ and 0.0% for MPC

[2] Which P/S Scenarios Make Sense

We forecast P/S of 1.3 for VZ and 0.3 for MPC based on below plausible scenarios

Are Current P/S Ratios Justified

A higher P/S is justified by higher margin, higher revenue growth, better margin expansion, and lower risk

P/S Ratio

Revenue Growth & Operating Margin

Financial & Market Risk

Note On P/S Justification

Past Market Return Comparison vs. Benchmarks

Since 2019, Verizon Communications and Marathon Petroleum returned 3.3% and 202% respectively vs. 143% for S&P 500 and 560% for Trefis Reinforced Value Portfolio

 

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