Valued at a market cap of around $16 billion, Texas-based Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) stands as a dynamic player in the energy sector, leveraging its expertise in four premier U.S. resource plays: Eagle Ford, Bakken, Permian, and Oklahoma’s STACK and SCOOP formations. Complementing its domestic strength is a world-class integrated gas business in Equatorial Guinea.
Shares of this energy giant are up roughly 12.5% over the past year and 18.3% on a YTD basis, underperforming the broader S&P 500 Index’s ($SPX) 30.4% annual return and 23.1% YTD gains.
