Roth Capital Issues Negative Outlook for Murphy Oil Earnings

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR - Free Report) - Roth Capital dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Murphy Oil in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, October 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now expects that the oil and gas producer will earn ($0.11) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.05). The consensus estimate for Murphy Oil's current full-year earnings is $2.94 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Murphy Oil's Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.19) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS.

MUR has been the topic of several other reports. Zacks Research downgraded Murphy Oil from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. UBS Group boosted their target price on Murphy Oil from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Murphy Oil from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Murphy Oil from $28.00 to $27.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their target price on Murphy Oil from $26.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Murphy Oil has an average rating of "Reduce" and a consensus price target of $28.25.

Murphy Oil Price Performance

Shares of MUR stock opened at $27.20 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $3.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.09 and a beta of 1.03. The business's fifty day moving average is $26.25 and its 200 day moving average is $24.16. Murphy Oil has a twelve month low of $18.94 and a twelve month high of $34.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 21st. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.09) earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $440.08 million during the quarter. Murphy Oil had a return on equity of 5.25% and a net margin of 10.20%.

Murphy Oil Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Monday, November 17th will be given a dividend of $0.325 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 17th. This represents a $1.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.8%. Murphy Oil's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 67.36%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Murphy Oil

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MUR. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 1,157 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 1,710.9% during the first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,666 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 1,574 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP boosted its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 246.6% during the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,747 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 1,243 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 148.1% during the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,273 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 1,357 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 494.0% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,786 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 2,317 shares during the last quarter. 78.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Murphy Oil

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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