Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Murphy Oil Q2 Earnings

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Capital One Financial decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Murphy Oil in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 15th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.55 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.75. The consensus estimate for Murphy Oil's current full-year earnings is $2.94 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Murphy Oil's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.78 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.30 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on MUR. Mizuho lowered shares of Murphy Oil from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and reduced their price target for the company from $32.00 to $31.00 in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of Murphy Oil from $35.00 to $30.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Truist Financial lowered shares of Murphy Oil from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $42.00 to $31.00 in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Scotiabank reduced their price objective on shares of Murphy Oil from $36.00 to $22.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $28.00 to $23.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $29.31.

Murphy Oil Trading Down 2.2%

NYSE:MUR opened at $22.06 on Monday. Murphy Oil has a one year low of $18.95 and a one year high of $43.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 0.83. The firm has a market cap of $3.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.20 and a beta of 1.10. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $23.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $27.60.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $684.89 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.85 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was down 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Murphy Oil

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MUR. Huntington National Bank grew its position in Murphy Oil by 342.8% during the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 828 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $25,000 after buying 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 holdings in 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 valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,157 shares in the last quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Murphy Oil during the fourth quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, Lindbrook Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Murphy Oil by 60.5% during the fourth quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 1,441 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing 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 company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, May 16th will be given a dividend of $0.325 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 16th. This represents a $1.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.89%. Murphy Oil's dividend payout ratio is presently 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.

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