Murphy Oil Stock Forecast, Price & News

8 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Murphy Oil in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 4 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, November 4th 2021.
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Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 5th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.33. The oil and gas producer had revenue of $549.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $597 million. Murphy Oil had a negative net margin of 45.55% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.50%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 159.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.71) earnings per share.
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Murphy Oil's stock was trading at $7.50 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MUR stock has increased by 181.7% and is now trading at $21.13.
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Murphy Oil declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.125 per share on Wednesday, September 1st. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.37%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 13th.
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Murphy Oil pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.32%.
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8 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Murphy Oil's shares. Their forecasts range from $11.00 to $36.00. On average, they expect Murphy Oil's stock price to reach $23.88 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.0% from the stock's current price.
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57 employees have rated Murphy Oil CEO Roger W. Jenkins on Glassdoor.com. Roger W. Jenkins has an approval rating of 67% among Murphy Oil's employees.

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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 shareholders include FMR LLC (15.00%), BlackRock Inc. (11.19%), Vanguard Group Inc. (9.62%), State Street Corp (5.75%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.12%) and Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC (3.51%). Company insiders that own Murphy Oil stock include Barry FR Jeffery, Christopher D Hulse, E Ted Botner, John B Gardner, Kelly L Whitley, Laura A Sugg, Louis W Utsch, 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 Millennium Management LLC, Pzena Investment Management LLC, State Street Corp, Principal Financial Group Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Legal & General Group Plc, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, and Credit Suisse AG. Company insiders that have sold Murphy Oil company stock in the last year include Christopher D Hulse, John B Gardner, Kelly L Whitley, Laura A Sugg, Louis W Utsch, Maria A Martinez, Robert Madison Murphy, T Jay Collins, 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 BlackRock Inc., FMR LLC, Northern Trust Corp, Geode Capital Management LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Vanguard Group Inc., Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC, and Balyasny 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of MUR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.13.

Murphy Oil has a market capitalization of $3.26 billion and generates $1.97 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas producer earns $-1,148,780,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($1.25) on an earnings per share basis.

Murphy Oil employs 675 workers across the globe.

Murphy Oil was founded in 1950.

The official website for Murphy Oil is www.murphyoilcorp.com.

Murphy Oil is headquartered at 300 PEACH STREET P.O. BOX 7000, EL DORADO AR, 71731.

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 (281) 675-9000 or via email at [email protected].