NYSE:MUR - Murphy Oil Stock Price, Forecast & News

Murphy Oil trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MUR."

Murphy Oil declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share on Monday, December 2nd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.13%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 15th. View Murphy Oil's Dividend History.

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 31st. The oil and gas producer reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.14. The oil and gas producer had revenue of $817.08 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $701.64 million. Murphy Oil had a net margin of 47.16% and a return on equity of 3.21%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 66.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.02) earnings per share. View Murphy Oil's Earnings History.

Murphy Oil is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 30th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Murphy Oil.

Murphy Oil will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, January 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

14 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Murphy Oil's shares. Their forecasts range from $22.00 to $40.00. On average, they expect Murphy Oil's share price to reach $30.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 25.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Murphy Oil.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Murphy Oil in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Murphy Oil.

Media coverage about MUR stock has been trending very positive on Friday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Murphy Oil earned a coverage optimism score of 3.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the oil and gas producer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Murphy Oil.

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Murphy Oil's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (3.13%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.06%), Fruth Investment Management (0.03%), Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. (0.02%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.02%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%). Company insiders that own Murphy Oil stock include Barry FR Jeffery, Christopher D Hulse, Claiborne P Deming, Eugene T Coleman, John B Gardner, Kelli M Hammock, Thomas J Mireles and Walentin Mirosh. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Murphy Oil.

MUR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Signet Financial Management LLC, Cascade Investment Advisors Inc., Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Acropolis Investment Management LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC and Pflug Koory LLC. Company insiders that have sold Murphy Oil company stock in the last year include Barry FR Jeffery, Christopher D Hulse, John B Gardner, Thomas J Mireles and Walentin Mirosh. View Insider Buying and Selling for Murphy Oil.

MUR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fruth Investment Management, Meyer Handelman Co., State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Murphy Oil.

Shares of MUR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MUR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $24.21.

Murphy Oil has a market capitalization of $3.81 billion and generates $2.57 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas producer earns $411.09 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.26 on an earnings per share basis. Murphy Oil employs 1,108 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Murphy Oil.

The official website for Murphy Oil is http://www.murphyoilcorp.com/.

Murphy Oil's mailing address is 300 PEACH STREET P.O. BOX 7000, EL DORADO AR, 71731. The oil and gas producer can be reached via phone at 870-862-6411 or via email at [email protected]