NYSE:MURMurphy Oil Stock Price, Forecast & 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 63.9% and is now trading at $12.29. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Murphy Oil in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 9 hold ratings and 5 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 13th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Murphy Oil.

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

Murphy Oil announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, May 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.125 per share on Monday, June 1st. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. View Murphy Oil's dividend history.

16 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for Murphy Oil's stock. Their forecasts range from $5.50 to $38.00. On average, they anticipate Murphy Oil's stock price to reach $19.61 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 59.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Murphy Oil.

News stories about MUR stock have trended very positive this week, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Murphy Oil earned a news sentiment score of 4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the oil and gas producer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutMurphy Oil.

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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 shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.64%), State Street Corp (4.63%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (2.62%), Pzena Investment Management LLC (2.25%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.32%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.16%). 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 BlackRock Inc., Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Principal Financial Group Inc., Van Den Berg Management I Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Jane Street Group LLC, and Invesco Ltd.. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, Pzena Investment Management LLC, Poplar Forest Capital LLC, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd., UBS Group AG, Deutsche Bank AG, Russell Investments Group Ltd., and WINTON GROUP Ltd. 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 $12.29.

Murphy Oil has a market capitalization of $1.89 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]