DJ Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) rallied 3.96% to $476.98 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.02% to 7,805.45 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.35% to 51,670.10.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

Marathon Petroleum Corp. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $470.00, which the company achieved on October 9th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. (XOM) rose 1.12% to $174.08, Chevron Corp. $(CVX)$ rose 1.27% to $217.73, and Valero Energy Corp. $(VLO)$ rose 4.69% to $456.46.

Trading volume (1.6 M) remained 1.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 2.7 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 13, 2026.