Q2 Earnings Forecast for Murphy Oil Issued By Zacks Research

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Murphy Oil in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst J. Saha now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.32 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.57. The consensus estimate for Murphy Oil's current full-year earnings is $2.94 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Murphy Oil's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.64 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.77 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $24.00 to $22.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 9th. Truist Financial cut shares of Murphy Oil from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and dropped their target price for the company from $42.00 to $31.00 in a report on Friday, January 31st. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $31.00 to $26.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Johnson Rice cut shares of Murphy Oil from an "accumulate" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, Scotiabank lowered their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $36.00 to $22.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Murphy Oil has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $29.23.

Murphy Oil Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of Murphy Oil stock traded up $0.57 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $21.46. 1,800,921 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,209,359. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The company has a 50 day moving average of $22.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $27.09. The stock has a market cap of $3.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.98 and a beta of 1.10. Murphy Oil has a fifty-two week low of $18.95 and a fifty-two week high of $43.02.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $665.71 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $684.89 million. Murphy Oil had a net margin of 13.44% and a return on equity of 7.66%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.85 EPS.

Murphy Oil Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.325 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 16th. This represents a $1.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.06%. Murphy Oil's dividend payout ratio is presently 50.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Huntington National Bank increased its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 342.8% during the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 828 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 641 shares during the period. Riverview Trust Co bought a new position in shares of Murphy Oil during the first quarter worth approximately $26,000. Brooklyn Investment Group increased 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 purchasing an additional 1,157 shares during the period. GeoWealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Murphy Oil during the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, Lindbrook Capital LLC boosted its position 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.

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.