MPC
Marathon Petroleum Corporation · Energy · Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
TECHBuyZACKSStrong Buy
R500#200 today
$422.33
+0.52% today · +7.32% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Moving with the market
- MPC +0.52% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: −0.2 pts of stock-specific move.
- Aftermath, big gain (Oct 1): After its 61 big gains in the past 5 years, MPC typically gained 2.1% over the next month (median) and was higher 64% of the time; half the outcomes fell between -3.2% and +9.7%. An ordinary month: +4.0%. Among S&P 500 stocks after big gains, that ranks #149 of 500.
- 2 insider or congressional trades in the past 30 days.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Best time to own MPC in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | Apr 8, 2025 | Apr 9, 2025 | +10.9% | #145 |
| one week | Aug 7, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 | +19.2% | #142 |
| one month | Apr 15, 2025 | May 15, 2025 | +35.2% | #95 |
| 3 months | Jun 18, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | +75.4% | #49 |
| 6 months | Feb 27, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 | +94.5% | #68 |
| one year | Sep 18, 2025 | Sep 18, 2026 | +133.5% | #53 |
Rank #142 for one week means 141 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 2, 2026 |
+0.5% | +7.3% | +9.1% | +59.0% | +75.9% | +123.4% |
| Best one single day Apr 8, 2025 |
-2.6% | -19.2% | -13.8% | -16.2% | -25.0% | -44.2% |
| Best one week Aug 7, 2026 |
-0.4% | -5.8% | +12.0% | +23.6% | +48.2% | +88.2% |
| Best one month Apr 15, 2025 |
-2.1% | +3.1% | -13.4% | -19.1% | -21.3% | -39.7% |
| Best 3 months Jun 18, 2026 |
-0.7% | -6.9% | -6.0% | +3.2% | +45.8% | +47.9% |
| Best 6 months Feb 27, 2026 |
-1.4% | +0.7% | +16.0% | +3.9% | +12.5% | +36.8% |
| Best one year Sep 18, 2025 |
+0.2% | +1.5% | +14.4% | +11.1% | +28.2% | +14.9% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.