Capital One Financial Forecasts Murphy Oil Q1 Earnings

Key Points

• Capital One Financial forecasts that Murphy Oil will report earnings of $0.53 per share for Q1 2026, with a full-year earnings estimate of $2.94 per share.
• Murphy Oil recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.325 per share, resulting in an annualized dividend yield of 5.7%.
• The stock currently boasts a market capitalization of $3.26 billion and has a consensus analyst rating of "Hold" with an average price target of $29.69.

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Capital One Financial issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Murphy Oil in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, August 11th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.53 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Murphy Oil's current full-year earnings is $2.94 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Murphy Oil's Q3 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.29 EPS.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 6th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $695.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $632.51 million. Murphy Oil had a net margin of 10.20% and a return on equity of 5.25%. Murphy Oil's revenue for the quarter was down 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on MUR. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $32.00 price target (up from $30.00) on shares of Murphy Oil in a research report on Thursday. Barclays increased their price target on Murphy Oil from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Roth Capital downgraded Murphy Oil from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their price target for the stock from $27.00 to $25.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. Scotiabank restated a "sector perform" rating and set a $26.00 target price (up from $22.00) on shares of Murphy Oil in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $27.00 to $26.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $29.69.

Murphy Oil Stock Down 1.8%

NYSE:MUR traded down $0.42 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $22.83. The company's stock had a trading volume of 356,897 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,910,693. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $24.38 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $24.31. The company has a market capitalization of $3.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.82 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 0.84. Murphy Oil has a 12 month low of $18.94 and a 12 month high of $39.46.

Murphy Oil Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 18th will be given a dividend of $0.325 per share. This represents a $1.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 18th. Murphy Oil's payout ratio is presently 67.36%.

Institutional Trading of Murphy Oil

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in MUR. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in Murphy Oil by 14.5% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 64,386 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $1,948,000 after purchasing an additional 8,135 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its holdings in Murphy Oil by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 437,088 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $13,226,000 after purchasing an additional 8,731 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC increased its holdings in Murphy Oil by 18.6% in the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 9,576 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $304,000 after purchasing an additional 1,503 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can increased its holdings in Murphy Oil by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 68,023 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $2,058,000 after purchasing an additional 777 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Murphy Oil by 9.6% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,425,706 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $43,142,000 after purchasing an additional 124,353 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.31% of the company's stock.

Murphy Oil Company Profile

Murphy Oil Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an oil and gas exploration and production company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It explores for and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company was formerly known as Murphy Corporation and changed its name to Murphy Oil Corporation in 1964.

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