Murphy Oil - MUR Stock Forecast, Price & News

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Murphy Oil in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" MUR shares.
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8 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Murphy Oil's stock. Their MUR share price forecasts range from $38.00 to $73.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $48.13 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.5% from the stock's current price.
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Murphy Oil's stock was trading at $26.11 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MUR stock has increased by 63.9% and is now trading at $42.79.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 3rd 2022.
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Murphy Oil will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, November 3rd at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR) announced its earnings results on Thursday, August, 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $1.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.42 by $0.51. The oil and gas producer had revenue of $1.10 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $880.87 million. Murphy Oil had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.07% and a net margin of 17.00%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 100.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.59 EPS.

Murphy Oil declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 5th. Investors of record on Monday, November 14th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share on Thursday, December 1st. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.34%.
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Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.56%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 30.49%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, MUR will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.06% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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57 employees have rated Murphy Oil Chief Executive Officer Roger W. Jenkins on Glassdoor.com. Roger W. Jenkins has an approval rating of 67% among the company's employees.

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Murphy Oil trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MUR."

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One share of MUR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $42.79.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) has a market capitalization of $6.65 billion and generates $2.30 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas producer earns $-73,660,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $3.28 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 696 workers across the globe.

Murphy Oil's mailing address is 300 PEACH STREET P.O. BOX 7000, EL DORADO AR, 71731. The official website for the company is www.murphyoilcorp.com. The oil and gas producer can be reached via phone at (281) 675-9000, via email at investorrelations@murphyoilcorp.com, or via fax at 870-864-6373.