Marathon Petroleum

MPC

Market cap $65.9B

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) has received quite a bit of attention from Zacks.com users lately. Therefore, it is wise to be aware of the facts that can impact the stock's prospects.

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Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC) and Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO) have both staged remarkable recoveries.

In the latest trading session, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) closed at $231.98, marking a -5.48% move from the previous day.

Markets are rallying Wednesday on the news of a two-week ceasefire in Iran, but some stocks are bucking the trend.

Of the S&P 500's top 20 biggest decliners, 19 companies are in either the oil and gas or the fertilizer business, and the other one is in agriculture.

SM, BP and MPC made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) value stocks list on April 8th, 2026.

Here is how Marathon Petroleum (MPC) and Pedevco Corp. (PED) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

Q1 2026 was an exceptional quarter for energy stocks thanks to war in the Middle East, but Q2 2026 is not guaranteed to step in its footsteps. Energy prices can go higher and push the sector higher, but they do not have to if the U.S. can neutralize Iran's ability to project force. While energy stocks are benefiting from the fighting in the short term, it may actually come back to hurt them in the long run.

The U.S. produces more energy than it consumes. Yet the price of oil has soared about 70% since Feb. 28 when the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, according to LiteFinance.