Murphy USA (MUSA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Murphy USA Inc. is a U.S. operator of retail fuel and convenience stores. The company sells gasoline and diesel fuel along with tobacco products, packaged beverages, snacks, candy, grocery items, general merchandise and other convenience products. Many locations also offer prepared food and related services.

The company operates stores under the Murphy USA and Murphy Express brands, with a network concentrated primarily in the Southern, Southeastern and Midwestern United States. Murphy USA locations are commonly situated near Walmart stores, while Murphy Express sites generally operate as standalone convenience stores. The company serves motorists and local communities through fuel sales and everyday convenience retailing.

Murphy USA became an independent publicly traded company in 2013 following its separation from Murphy Oil Corporation. The company is headquartered in El Dorado, Arkansas, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Clyde.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $541.62 to $550.06
• 50-Day Range: $502.99 to $583.51
• 52-Week Range: $349.83 to $636.04
• Volume: 135,817 shs
• Average Volume: 315,042 shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.02 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.52
• Dividend Yield: 0.48%
• Price Target: $606.11
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Murphy USA Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Murphy USA scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 285th out of 485 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Murphy USA has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.45, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Murphy USA has a consensus price target of $606.11, representing about 11.7% upside from its current price of $542.51.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Murphy USA has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -13.84%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Murphy USA are expected to decrease by -13.84% in the coming year, from $34.75 to $29.94 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Murphy USA is 16.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.70.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Murphy USA is 16.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.83.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Murphy USA has a PEG Ratio of 1.40. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Murphy USA has a P/B Ratio of 16.16. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.30% of the float of Murphy USA has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Murphy USA has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.44, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Murphy USA has recently increased by 6.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Murphy USA has a dividend yield of 0.47%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Murphy USA has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Murphy USA is 7.92%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Murphy USA will have a dividend payout ratio of 8.68% next year. This indicates that Murphy USA will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.27

News Sentiment

Murphy USA has a news sentiment score of 0.27. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Murphy USA this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

34 people have searched for MUSA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 62% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Murphy USA insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $604,796.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

9.02% of the stock of Murphy USA is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.81% of the stock of Murphy USA is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/3 Dividend: 8/24/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/3 Dividend: 8/24/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/03/2026
• Today: 10/19/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Automotive Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MUSA
• CIK: 1573516
• Web: www.murphyusa.com
• Phone: (870) 875-7600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 16,900
• Year Founded: 1996

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Murphy USA: $606.11
• High Price Target: $710.00
• Low Price Target: $450.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.45
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $32.84
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.52
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.61
• P/E Growth: 1.4
• Net Income: $470.60 million
• Net Margins: 2.87%
• Pretax Margin: 3.76%
• Return on Equity: 96.01%
• Return on Assets: 12.95%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.77
• Current Ratio: 0.92
• Quick Ratio: 0.54

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $19.38 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.52
• Cash Flow: $39.89 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.60
• Book Value: $33.58 per share
• Price / Book: 16.16

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 18,470,000
• Free Float: 16,805,000
• Market Cap: $10.02 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.29