Marathon Petroleum Corp vs Micron Technology, Inc. — how do they compare? Marathon Petroleum Corp trades at $318.36 (market cap $92.05B), while Micron Technology, Inc. trades at $980 (market cap $977.44B). The key difference: Micron Technology, Inc. is far larger — about 10.6× Marathon Petroleum Corp's market cap, and Marathon Petroleum Corp pays the higher dividend (1.24%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MPC | MU | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $92.05B | $977.44B |
Sector | Energy | Technology |
52-Week High | $315.31 | $1.21K |
52-Week Low | $158.59 | $104.88 |
Enterprise Value | $124.23B | $957.80B |
Dividend Yield | 1.24% | 0.06% |
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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, ND, facility produces 184 million gallons a year of renewable diesel. Its Martinez, CA, 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 MLP, MPLX.
Read more on MPC →Micron historically focused on designing and manufacturing DRAM for PCs. The firm then expanded into the NAND flash memory market. It increased its DRAM scale with the purchase of Elpida (completed in mid-2013) and Inotera (completed in December 2016). The firm's DRAM and NAND products tailored to PCs, data centers, smartphones, game consoles, automotives, and other computing devices.
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