DJ Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) rose 1.22% to $373.32 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.33% to 7,686.14 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.70% to 53,185.90.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $369.12, which the company reached on August 28th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. (XOM) rose 2.71% to $160.95, Chevron Corp. $(CVX)$ rose 2.12% to $206.14, and Valero Energy Corp. $(VLO)$ rose 1.86% to $358.92.
Trading volume (3.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 31, 2026.