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MUR vs. APA, CHRD, FANG, COP, EOG, MGY, MTDR, NOG, OVV, and SM

Should you be buying Murphy Oil stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Murphy Oil include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Diamondback Energy (FANG), ConocoPhillips (COP), EOG Resources (EOG), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Ovintiv (OVV), and SM Energy (SM). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

Murphy Oil vs. Its Competitors

APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

APA has higher revenue and earnings than Murphy Oil. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Murphy Oil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
APA$9.74B0.90$804M$2.998.23
Murphy Oil$2.78B1.52$407.17M$1.9315.28

In the previous week, Murphy Oil had 1 more articles in the media than APA. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Murphy Oil and 15 mentions for APA. Murphy Oil's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat APA's score of 0.49 indicating that Murphy Oil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
APA
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Murphy Oil
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Murphy Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Murphy Oil shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Murphy Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. APA pays out 33.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Murphy Oil pays out 67.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Murphy Oil has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Murphy Oil is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

APA has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murphy Oil has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

APA presently has a consensus price target of $24.74, indicating a potential upside of 0.47%. Murphy Oil has a consensus price target of $28.25, indicating a potential downside of 4.22%. Given APA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe APA is more favorable than Murphy Oil.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
APA
2 Sell rating(s)
16 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.09
Murphy Oil
3 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.87

APA has a net margin of 10.53% compared to Murphy Oil's net margin of 10.20%. APA's return on equity of 20.98% beat Murphy Oil's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
APA10.53% 20.98% 7.21%
Murphy Oil 10.20%5.25%2.88%

Summary

APA beats Murphy Oil on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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MUR vs. The Competition

MetricMurphy OilOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.91B$7.57B$7.77B$21.89B
Dividend Yield4.76%5.21%10.84%3.59%
P/E Ratio15.289.8215.8532.78
Price / Sales1.528.331,448.1659.85
Price / Cash3.098.7636.3424.20
Price / Book0.811.624.444.65
Net Income$407.17M$568.55M$4.26B$1.01B
7 Day Performance5.78%3.90%2.30%1.77%
1 Month Performance1.61%-3.81%0.21%0.75%
1 Year Performance-8.97%5.70%18.24%12.77%

Murphy Oil Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MUR
Murphy Oil
4.321 of 5 stars
$29.50
+7.8%
$28.25
-4.2%
-9.5%$3.91B$2.78B15.28690Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
APA
APA
2.626 of 5 stars
$22.82
+4.0%
$23.88
+4.7%
+0.5%$8.16B$10.06B7.632,305Gap Up
CHRD
Chord Energy
4.0556 of 5 stars
$92.63
+2.3%
$142.38
+53.7%
-27.3%$5.30B$5.25B23.57530Gap Up
FANG
Diamondback Energy
4.8135 of 5 stars
$142.11
+1.6%
$192.32
+35.3%
-18.7%$41.14B$11.07B10.101,983Positive News
Gap Up
COP
ConocoPhillips
4.9132 of 5 stars
$88.77
+1.3%
$117.65
+32.5%
-13.8%$110.87B$57.80B11.9211,800
EOG
EOG Resources
4.6252 of 5 stars
$109.63
+1.4%
$143.30
+30.7%
-13.4%$59.86B$22.71B10.653,150Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
3.4936 of 5 stars
$23.32
+3.0%
$26.42
+13.3%
-7.6%$4.45B$1.33B12.21210Upcoming Earnings
Gap Up
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.3674 of 5 stars
$43.46
+3.1%
$66.50
+53.0%
-20.0%$5.41B$3.50B6.36290Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
NOG
Northern Oil and Gas
4.1011 of 5 stars
$23.16
+5.1%
$34.38
+48.4%
-40.2%$2.26B$2.23B3.8230Trending News
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
OVV
Ovintiv
4.6198 of 5 stars
$37.97
+2.8%
$51.41
+35.4%
-4.1%$9.76B$9.21B16.801,623Analyst Forecast
SM
SM Energy
4.4276 of 5 stars
$23.09
+2.2%
$40.09
+73.6%
-48.7%$2.65B$3.10B3.26540Gap Up

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This page (NYSE:MUR) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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