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MPC vs PTEN

Marathon Petroleum vs Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. — AI-powered side-by-side comparison
MPC
Marathon Petroleum
71
Buy
VS
PTEN
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
52
Watch
MetricMPCPTEN
AI Score 71 52
Price $336.38 $11.07
P/E Ratio 11.58× -47.94×
ROE 23.4% -2.9%
Revenue Growth YoY
Gross Margin 11.6% 14.2%
Debt / Equity 1.80× 0.41×
Dividend Yield 1.2% 3.3%
RSI (14) 64.7 66.9
Beta 0.513 0.649
Expected Upside

AI Committee View

Current Innellis committee reasoning for MPC versus PTEN.
MPC leads by 19 points.

MPC scores 71/100 (Buy) versus PTEN at 52/100 (Watch).

MPC Committee View
100% agreement
4 analysts

The primary driver is 3 consecutive earnings beats -- consistent execution. The main limiting factor is 2 existing position pair(s) are highly correlated already. The committee is constructive but not yet at full conviction.

Bull Case
  • 3 consecutive earnings beats -- consistent execution — Growth
  • Quarter-over-quarter growth rate is ACCELERATING, not just positive — Growth
  • Price structure making higher highs and higher lows — Technical
Bear Case
  • MACD histogram negative -- bearish momentum — Technical
PTEN Committee View
50% agreement
6 analysts

The committee is genuinely divided. Macro Analyst sees a compelling case — vix regime is low -- calm backdrop supports risk-taking. Growth Analyst remains cautious — revenue declining -9.4% yoy -- this is not a growth story right now. This disagreement is itself the signal — the setup is not clean in either direction.

Bull Case
  • Price-to-book of 0.7x is a discount to asset value — Value
  • Dividend yield of 3.6% pays you to wait — Value
  • MACD histogram positive -- bullish momentum — Technical
Bear Case
  • ROE of only -3.7% -- cheap may mean cheap for a reason — Value
  • Revenue declining -9.4% YoY -- this is not a growth story right now — Growth
  • Bollinger bandwidth of 20.8% signals elevated volatility — Risk
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