Marathon Petroleum Corp vs Boston Beer Company Inc — how do they compare? Marathon Petroleum Corp trades at $318.36 (market cap $92.05B), while Boston Beer Company Inc trades at $170.75 (market cap $1.88B). The key difference: Marathon Petroleum Corp is far larger — about 49× Boston Beer Company Inc's market cap, and Marathon Petroleum Corp pays a 1.24% dividend while Boston Beer Company Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MPC | SAM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $92.05B | $1.88B |
Sector | Energy | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $315.31 | $260.05 |
52-Week Low | $158.59 | $161.08 |
Enterprise Value | $124.23B | $1.75B |
Dividend Yield | 1.24% | — |
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Marathon Petroleum is an independent refiner with 13 refineries in the midcontinent, West Coast, and Gulf Coast of the United States with total throughput capacity of 2.9 million barrels per day. Its Dickinson, ND, facility produces 184 million gallons a year of renewable diesel. Its Martinez, CA, facility will have the ability to produce 730 million gallons a year of renewable diesel once converted. The firm also owns and operates midstream assets primarily through its listed MLP, MPLX.
Read more on MPC →Boston Beer is a leader in U.S. high-end malt beverages and adjacent categories, with strong positions in craft beer, hard cider, and hard seltzer. The firm sells an array of flavor variants and package sizes, predominantly centered around four priority brands: Samuel Adams, Angry Orchard, Twisted Tea, and Truly Hard Seltzer. Its drinks are produced in both company-owned breweries as well as through third-party contract arrangements, and while the company primarily goes to market through independent wholesalers (as mandated by law), it operates a fairly large salesforce to induce demand across the value chain (distributors, retailers, and drinkers). The preponderance of revenue is generated domestically.
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