Zacks Research Estimates Murphy Oil's Q2 Earnings (NYSE:MUR)

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Murphy Oil in a report released on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst J. Saha now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.32 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.

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

MUR has been the topic of several other reports. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on shares of Murphy Oil from $36.00 to $22.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $27.00 to $26.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 23rd. Mizuho cut shares of Murphy Oil from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $32.00 to $31.00 in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Murphy Oil from $24.00 to $22.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $35.00 to $30.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Two investment 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.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $29.23.

Murphy Oil Stock Performance

MUR traded up $0.02 during trading on Monday, hitting $21.25. The company's stock had a trading volume of 988,401 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,081,543. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. Murphy Oil has a one year low of $18.94 and a one year high of $43.02. The firm has a market cap of $3.03 billion, a PE ratio of 7.89 and a beta of 1.10. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $22.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $27.05.

Institutional Trading of Murphy Oil

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Huntington National Bank increased its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 342.8% in the fourth 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 during the period. Riverview Trust Co purchased a new position in Murphy Oil during the first quarter valued at $26,000. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 3,989.7% in the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,186 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 1,157 shares in the last quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Murphy Oil in the fourth quarter worth about $39,000. Finally, Lindbrook Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 60.5% in the fourth quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 1,441 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 543 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.31% of the company's stock.

Murphy Oil Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.325 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 16th. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.12%. Murphy Oil's payout ratio is 50.00%.

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.