DJ Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. $(MPC)$ slipped 1.38% to $232.53 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.51% to 6,506.48 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.96% to 45,577.47.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. closed 4.30% short of its 52-week high of $242.98, which the company reached on March 19th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) rose 0.95% to $159.67, Chevron Corp. $(CVX)$ rose 0.14% to $201.73, and Valero Energy Corp. $(VLO)$ fell 0.91% to $239.86.
Trading volume (6.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 20, 2026.
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March 20, 2026 16:45 ET (20:45 GMT)
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