Q3 Earnings Forecast for Murphy Oil Issued By Zacks Research

Key Points

• Zacks Research has reduced its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Murphy Oil to $0.20 per share, down from $0.24, maintaining a "Strong Sell" rating on the stock.
• Murphy Oil's recent earnings report showed a profit of $0.27 per share, exceeding estimates, but its revenue declined by 13.4% year-over-year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.325, with an annualized yield of 4.8%, and currently has a dividend payout ratio of 67.36%.

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Murphy Oil in a research report issued on Wednesday, September 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.20 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.24. Zacks Research currently has a "Strong Sell" rating on the stock. 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 $0.28 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.43 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.45 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.47 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on MUR. Mizuho cut their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $31.00 to $29.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $24.00 target price on shares of Murphy Oil and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Finally, Scotiabank reissued a "sector perform" rating and set a $26.00 target price (up previously from $22.00) on shares of Murphy Oil in a research report on Friday, July 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and a consensus target price of $29.54.

Murphy Oil Stock Performance

Murphy Oil stock traded up $0.60 on Thursday, reaching $27.14. 1,846,083 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,242,012. The stock has a market cap of $3.87 billion, a PE ratio of 14.06 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. Murphy Oil has a twelve month low of $18.94 and a twelve month high of $36.63. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $24.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $23.85.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cerity Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 34.6% during the 1st quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 12,893 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $366,000 after purchasing an additional 3,317 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC increased its stake in Murphy Oil by 489.1% in the first quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 399,104 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $11,335,000 after acquiring an additional 331,355 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Murphy Oil by 146.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,106 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $88,000 after acquiring an additional 1,846 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Murphy Oil by 14.2% in the first quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 214,258 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $6,085,000 after acquiring an additional 26,563 shares during the period. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its stake in Murphy Oil by 11.4% in the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 134,575 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $3,851,000 after acquiring an additional 13,759 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 78.31% of the company's stock.

Murphy Oil Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 18th were issued a dividend of $0.325 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 18th. This represents a $1.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.8%. Murphy Oil's payout ratio is presently 67.36%.

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.