DJ Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. $(MPC)$ rallied 1.49% to $177.48 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.16% to 6,875.62 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.21% to 49,077.23.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. closed 12.27% short of its 52-week high of $202.30, which the company achieved on November 14th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) rose 2.41% to $133.61, Chevron Corp. $(CVX)$ rose 0.87% to $166.73, and Valero Energy Corp. $(VLO)$ rose 1.87% to $188.19.
Trading volume (2.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 21, 2026.
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January 21, 2026 16:49 ET (21:49 GMT)
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