DJ Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) advanced 1.94% to $421.96 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.14% to 7,637.76 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.61% to 51,778.04.
This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of gains.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $419.39, which the company achieved on September 16th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. (XOM) fell 0.03% to $163.27, Chevron Corp. $(CVX)$ rose 0.01% to $211.57, and Valero Energy Corp. $(VLO)$ rose 2.29% to $412.53.
Trading volume (2.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 17, 2026.