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MPC Relative to the S&P 500

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Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:MPC) seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of September 23 and a Sell Date of January 1 has resulted in a geometric average return of 8.96% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 13 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 11 of those periods. This is a very good rate of success, but the return underperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 13 years by an average of 0.6% per year.

The seasonal timeframe correlates Poorly with the period of seasonal strength for the Energy sector, which runs from January 21 to May 9. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Energy Sector Seasonal Chart.

Marathon Petroleum is an independent refiner with 13 refineries in the midcontinent, West Coast, and Gulf Coast of the United States with total throughput capacity of 2.9 million barrels per day. Its Dickinson, North Dakota, facility produces 184 million gallons a year of renewable diesel. Its Martinez, California, facility will have the ability to produce 730 million gallons a year of renewable diesel once converted. The firm also owns and operates midstream assets primarily through its listed master limited partnership, MPLX.

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