DJ Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. $(MPC)$ rallied 2.50% to $255.03 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.24% to 7,408.50 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.07% to 49,526.17.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. closed 2.52% below its 52-week high of $261.61, which the company achieved on May 5th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) rose 4.07% to $157.92, Chevron Corp. $(CVX)$ rose 2.39% to $191.10, and Valero Energy Corp. $(VLO)$ rose 2.44% to $250.74.
Trading volume (2.1 M) remained 488,718 below its 50-day average volume of 2.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 15, 2026.
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May 15, 2026 16:43 ET (20:43 GMT)
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