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 shares have increased by 48.5% and is now trading at $11.14.
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15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Murphy Oil in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 7 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, February 4th 2021.
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Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 5th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.15) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.18) by $0.03. The oil and gas producer earned $421.87 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $474.04 million. Murphy Oil had a negative return on equity of 1.36% and a net margin of 10.64%. Murphy Oil'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 declared 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 dividend yield of 4.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 13th.
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15 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for Murphy Oil's stock. Their forecasts range from $9.00 to $22.00. On average, they anticipate Murphy Oil's share price to reach $13.18 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.3% from the stock's current price.
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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 many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.38%), State Street Corp (4.80%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (2.35%), Pzena Investment Management LLC (1.83%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (1.81%) and Morgan Stanley (1.64%). 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, 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 First Trust Advisors LP, BlackRock Inc., AQR Capital Management LLC, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., AJO LP, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd., State Street Corp, and Poplar Forest Capital LLC. Company insiders that have sold Murphy Oil company stock in the last year include Barry FR Jeffery, Christopher D Hulse, John B Gardner, Maria A Martinez, and Walentin Mirosh.
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MUR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Morgan Stanley, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership, Earnest Partners LLC, Voloridge Investment Management LLC, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, and Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC. 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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of MUR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $11.14.

Murphy Oil has a market capitalization of $1.71 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]