Murphy Oil Q3 EPS Forecast Reduced by Capital One Financial

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Capital One Financial decreased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Murphy Oil in a report issued on Wednesday, July 2nd. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.64 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.80. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.72 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.00 EPS.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.08. Murphy Oil had a net margin of 13.47% and a return on equity of 6.81%. The company had revenue of $665.71 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $684.89 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.85 EPS. The company's revenue was down 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on MUR. Scotiabank lowered their price target on Murphy Oil from $36.00 to $22.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. KeyCorp reaffirmed a "sector weight" rating on shares of Murphy Oil in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Murphy Oil from $27.00 to $26.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Roth Capital cut Murphy Oil from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and lowered their price target for the company from $27.00 to $25.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $24.00 price target on Murphy Oil and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Murphy Oil presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $29.08.

Murphy Oil Trading Down 2.7%

Murphy Oil stock traded down $0.68 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $23.94. 844,209 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,353,806. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 0.76. Murphy Oil has a fifty-two week low of $18.95 and a fifty-two week high of $43.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.21 and a beta of 1.09. The firm's 50 day moving average is $22.53 and its 200-day moving average is $25.47.

Institutional Trading of Murphy Oil

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Huntington National Bank grew its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 342.8% during the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 828 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 641 shares in the last quarter. Riverview Trust Co bought a new position in shares of Murphy Oil during the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 3,989.7% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,186 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 1,157 shares in the last quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Murphy Oil during the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, Lindbrook Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 60.5% during the 4th quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 1,441 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 543 shares in the last quarter. 78.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.