Q2 Earnings Estimate for Murphy Oil Issued By Zacks Research

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised the Q2 2025 earnings per share estimate for Murphy Oil from $0.21 to $0.22, while the current full-year consensus estimate stands at $2.94 per share.
• Murphy Oil's shares recently opened at $25.58 and have a market capitalization of $3.65 billion, with its 52-week range between $18.94 and $41.81.
• Analysts' ratings on Murphy Oil show a mixed outlook, with two sell ratings, eleven hold ratings, and one buy rating, giving it an average price target of $29.46.

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR - Free Report) - Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Murphy Oil in a research note issued on Tuesday, July 29th. Zacks Research analyst J. Saha now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.22 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.21. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.36 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.79 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.47 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.50 EPS.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 13.47% and a return on equity of 6.81%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 15.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.85 EPS.

MUR has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Mizuho cut shares of Murphy Oil from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their price target for the company from $32.00 to $31.00 in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. 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 research note on Friday, July 11th. KeyCorp reissued a "sector weight" rating on shares of Murphy Oil in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Finally, Johnson Rice cut shares of Murphy Oil from an "accumulate" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $29.46.

Murphy Oil Price Performance

Murphy Oil stock traded down $1.16 during trading on Thursday, reaching $23.65. The company had a trading volume of 2,335,219 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,069,382. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $24.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $24.78. Murphy Oil has a 1-year low of $18.94 and a 1-year high of $39.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.38 billion, a PE ratio of 9.10 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 0.76.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 648,518 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $14,592,000 after acquiring an additional 26,943 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 5.8% during the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 64,389 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $1,449,000 after acquiring an additional 3,531 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Murphy Oil by 10.4% in the 2nd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 236,480 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $5,321,000 after buying an additional 22,222 shares during the period. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D raised its holdings in Murphy Oil by 28.5% in the 2nd quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 89,688 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $2,018,000 after buying an additional 19,875 shares during the period. Finally, Ethic Inc. purchased a new stake in Murphy Oil in the 2nd quarter valued at about $347,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.