DJ Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. $(MPC)$ rose 1.54% to $165.14 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.19% to 6,858.47 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.66% to 48,382.39.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. closed 18.37% short of its 52-week high of $202.30, which the company reached on November 14th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) rose 1.92% to $122.65, Chevron Corp. $(CVX)$ rose 2.29% to $155.90, and Valero Energy Corp. $(VLO)$ rose 1.55% to $165.31.
Trading volume (1.4 M) remained 742,161 below its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 2, 2026.
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January 02, 2026 16:48 ET (21:48 GMT)
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