Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Murphy Oil Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Roth Capital has reduced its earnings estimate for Murphy Oil's Q3 2025, now projecting earnings of $0.20 per share, down from $0.45, and maintains a "Neutral" rating with a target price of $25.00.
• Murphy Oil reported a quarterly profit of $0.27 EPS, beating expectations and generating revenues of $695.57 million, despite a year-over-year revenue decline of 13.4%.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.325, yielding approximately 5.6%, with a payout ratio of 67.36% for investors on record by August 18th.

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Murphy Oil in a report issued on Thursday, August 7th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.20 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.45. Roth Capital currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $25.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Murphy Oil's current full-year earnings is $2.94 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Murphy Oil's Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS.

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

Several other equities analysts have also commented on MUR. Barclays upped their target price on Murphy Oil from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Murphy Oil from $27.00 to $26.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 23rd. Scotiabank reissued a "sector perform" rating and issued a $26.00 price target (up previously from $22.00) on shares of Murphy Oil in a report on Friday, July 11th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $24.00 price target on Murphy Oil and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Johnson Rice downgraded Murphy Oil from an "accumulate" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $29.69.

Murphy Oil Price Performance

MUR traded down $0.48 during trading on Monday, reaching $22.77. 899,821 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,914,363. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.77. Murphy Oil has a 1 year low of $18.94 and a 1 year high of $39.46. The business's 50 day moving average price is $24.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $24.31. The company has a market capitalization of $3.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.80 and a beta of 1.13.

Institutional Trading of Murphy Oil

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MUR. Riverview Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of Murphy Oil during the first quarter worth $26,000. Brooklyn Investment Group raised its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 3,989.7% during the first 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 purchased a new stake in shares of Murphy Oil during the fourth quarter worth $39,000. Byrne Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Murphy Oil during the first quarter worth $44,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 1,710.9% during the first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,666 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 1,574 shares in the last quarter. 78.31% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Murphy Oil Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, August 18th will be issued 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 is Monday, August 18th. Murphy Oil's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 67.36%.

About Murphy Oil

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.