Murphy Oil Stock Forecast, Price & 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 1.5% and is now trading at $7.61.
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16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Murphy Oil in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 8 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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Murphy Oil is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 5th 2020.
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Murphy Oil will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, November 5th 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 quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 6th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.71) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.93) by $0.22. The oil and gas producer earned $211.54 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $388.56 million. Murphy Oil had a negative return on equity of 1.36% and a net margin of 10.64%. Murphy Oil's revenue for the quarter was down 71.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.21 EPS.
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Murphy Oil announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 16th will be given a dividend of $0.125 per share on Tuesday, December 1st. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 13th.
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16 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Murphy Oil's stock. Their forecasts range from $9.00 to $22.00. On average, they expect Murphy Oil's share price to reach $13.68 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 79.7% from the stock's current price.
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Murphy Oil saw a decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 17,870,000 shares, a decrease of 26.1% from the August 31st total of 24,170,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,880,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.6 days. Currently, 12.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (2.35%), Grace & White Inc. NY (0.31%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.12%), State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D (0.10%), WINTON GROUP Ltd (0.05%) and Fruth Investment Management (0.04%). 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.
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MUR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including WINTON GROUP Ltd, New Mexico Educational Retirement Board, New Mexico Educational Retirement Board, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Grace & White Inc. NY, Retirement Systems of Alabama, Fruth Investment Management, and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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.
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MUR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, Greenwich Wealth Management LLC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Cerebellum GP LLC, and Xponance 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.
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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 $7.61.

Murphy Oil has a market capitalization of $1.17 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 822 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]