NYSE:MURMurphy Oil Stock Price, Forecast & News

Murphy Oil's stock was trading at $7.50 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MUR shares have increased by 66.9% and is now trading at $12.52. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Murphy Oil in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 11 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Murphy Oil.

Murphy Oil is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 6th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Murphy Oil.

Murphy Oil will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, August 6th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 6th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.30) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.45) by $0.15. The oil and gas producer earned $1 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $600.87 million. Murphy Oil had a return on equity of 1.30% and a net margin of 21.89%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 59.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.15 earnings per share. View Murphy Oil's earnings history.

Murphy Oil announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 18th will be given a dividend of $0.125 per share on Monday, June 1st. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.99%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. View Murphy Oil's dividend history.

14 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Murphy Oil's shares. Their forecasts range from $6.00 to $38.00. On average, they anticipate Murphy Oil's share price to reach $15.88 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 26.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Murphy Oil.

Headlines about MUR stock have trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Murphy Oil earned a media sentiment score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the oil and gas producer a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Murphy Oil.

Murphy Oil saw a decrease in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 20,100,000 shares, a decrease of 10.7% from the June 15th total of 22,520,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,680,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.5 days. Approximately 13.9% of the company's shares are sold short. View Murphy Oil's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Murphy Oil include TORAY INDUSTRIE/ADR (TRYIY), Cabot Oil & Gas (COG), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Continental Resources (CLR), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Sasol (SSL), Apache (APA), Noble Energy (NBL), Parsley Energy (PE), Marathon Oil (MRO), Devon Energy (DVN), EQT (EQT), WPX Energy (WPX), Cimarex Energy (XEC) and Ovintiv (OVV). View all competitors.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Murphy Oil investors own include Exxon Mobil (XOM), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), AT&T (T), Marathon Oil (MRO), Delta Air Lines (DAL), General Electric (GE), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Walt Disney (DIS) and Intel (INTC).

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

Murphy Oil's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (2.03%), Fruth Investment Management (0.04%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.02%) and Ellevest Inc. (0.00%). Company insiders that own Murphy Oil stock include Barry FR Jeffery, Christopher D Hulse, Claiborne P Deming, E Ted Botner, John B Gardner, Kelli M Hammock, Maria A Martinez, Neal E Schmale, Robert Madison Murphy, 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 Wedge Capital Management L L P NC. Company insiders that have sold Murphy Oil company stock in the last year include Barry FR Jeffery, Christopher D Hulse, Maria A Martinez, Thomas J Mireles, and Walentin Mirosh. View insider buying and selling activity for Murphy Oil.

MUR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Fruth Investment Management, and Ellevest Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Murphy Oil stock in the last two years include Barry FR Jeffery, Claiborne P Deming, E Ted Botner, Neal E Schmale, and Robert Madison Murphy. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $12.52.

Murphy Oil has a market capitalization of $1.92 billion and generates $2.83 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas producer earns $1.15 billion in net income (profit) each year or $0.87 on an earnings per share basis. Murphy Oil employs 1,108 workers across the globe.

The official website for Murphy Oil is 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]