Murphy Oil Stock Forecast, Price & News

Murphy Oil's stock was trading at $7.50 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MUR stock has increased by 95.9% and is now trading at $14.69.
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15 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Murphy Oil in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 8 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" Murphy Oil stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in MUR, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Murphy Oil is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 28th 2021.
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Murphy Oil will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, January 28th 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) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November, 5th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.15) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.18) by $0.03. The oil and gas producer had revenue of $421.87 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $474.04 million. Murphy Oil had a negative return on equity of 3.06% and a negative net margin of 46.10%. The firm's revenue was down 48.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.36 earnings per share.
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Murphy Oil announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 7th. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.40%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 13th.
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Murphy Oil pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.40%. The dividend payout ratio of Murphy Oil is 57.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
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15 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year 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 $13.96 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.9%.
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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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Fruth Investment Management (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Sowell Financial Services LLC (0.01%) and Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.01%). Company insiders that own Murphy Oil stock include Barry FR Jeffery, Christopher D Hulse, E Ted Botner, John B Gardner, Maria A Martinez, Neal E Schmale, Robert Madison Murphy, T Jay Collins, 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 Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold Murphy Oil company stock in the last year include Christopher D Hulse, John B Gardner, Maria A Martinez, T Jay Collins, and Walentin Mirosh.
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MUR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sowell Financial Services LLC, and Fruth Investment Management. Company insiders that have bought Murphy Oil stock in the last two years include Barry FR Jeffery, 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of MUR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.69.

Murphy Oil has a market capitalization of $2.26 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]