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Marathon Petroleum Corp. About To Put More Money In Your Pocket (MPC)

By Dividend Channel Staff, Friday, February 10, 10:15 AM ET
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On 2/14/12, Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:MPC) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.25, payable on 3/12/12. As a percentage of MPC's recent stock price of $44.30, this dividend works out to approximately 0.56%.

Below is a dividend history chart for MPC, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.25 declared by Marathon Petroleum Corp.:

MPC Dividend History
Date Div*
11/14/11 0.250
08/15/11 0.200
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from MPC is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 2.26% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.


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According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, MPC makes up 5.41% of the Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio ETF (AMEX:PXE) which is trading lower by about 1.7% on the day Friday.

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In Friday trading, Marathon Petroleum Corp. shares are currently off about 1.2% on the day.

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