Murphy Oil (MUR) Competitors $23.65 -1.16 (-4.68%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.02 +0.37 (+1.54%) As of 08/1/2025 07:39 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MUR vs. APA, CHRD, FANG, COP, DVN, EOG, MGY, MTDR, OVV, and SMShould 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), Devon Energy (DVN), EOG Resources (EOG), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Ovintiv (OVV), and SM Energy (SM). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Murphy Oil vs. Its Competitors APA Chord Energy Diamondback Energy ConocoPhillips Devon Energy EOG Resources Magnolia Oil & Gas Matador Resources Ovintiv SM Energy Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings. Is MUR or APA more profitable? Murphy Oil has a net margin of 13.47% compared to APA's net margin of 9.75%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Murphy Oil's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Murphy Oil13.47% 6.81% 3.75% APA 9.75%23.22%7.63% Do analysts rate MUR or APA? Murphy Oil presently has a consensus price target of $29.46, indicating a potential upside of 24.57%. APA has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.30%. Given APA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe APA is more favorable than Murphy Oil.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Murphy Oil 2 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.93APA 3 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media prefer MUR or APA? In the previous week, Murphy Oil had 1 more articles in the media than APA. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Murphy Oil and 10 mentions for APA. Murphy Oil's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat APA's score of 0.43 indicating that Murphy Oil is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Murphy Oil 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive APA 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders believe in MUR or APA? 78.3% of Murphy Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Murphy Oil shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, MUR or APA? Murphy Oil has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is MUR or APA a better dividend stock? Murphy Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Murphy Oil pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. APA pays out 36.0% 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. Which has higher valuation and earnings, MUR or APA? 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 RatioMurphy Oil$2.90B1.17$407.17M$2.609.10APA$9.74B0.69$804M$2.786.64 SummaryAPA beats Murphy Oil on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Murphy Oil News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MUR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MUR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart MUR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMurphy OilOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.54B$7.99B$7.85B$20.69BDividend Yield5.08%5.21%10.93%3.67%P/E Ratio9.108.3276.4829.07Price / Sales1.179.8427,108.8257.23Price / Cash2.8014.3335.9522.84Price / Book0.651.663.844.43Net Income$407.17M$568.61M$4.27B$994.22M7 Day Performance-9.51%-3.40%68.75%-3.35%1 Month Performance-3.90%-4.79%76.43%-2.05%1 Year Performance-36.92%0.80%98.95%10.15% Murphy Oil Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MURMurphy Oil4.8396 of 5 stars$23.65-4.7%$29.46+24.6%-40.5%$3.54B$2.90B9.10690News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionAPAAPA3.4041 of 5 stars$18.60-1.2%$23.44+26.0%-40.6%$6.73B$9.74B6.692,305Upcoming EarningsCHRDChord Energy4.5968 of 5 stars$105.51-0.8%$151.54+43.6%-36.5%$6.09B$5.25B7.06530Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFANGDiamondback Energy4.8028 of 5 stars$139.84-1.1%$191.55+37.0%-26.3%$40.86B$11.07B8.551,983Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCOPConocoPhillips4.8694 of 5 stars$91.03-0.7%$120.94+32.9%-14.4%$115.08B$56.95B11.5711,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDVNDevon Energy4.8627 of 5 stars$32.35-1.5%$43.67+35.0%-28.7%$20.77B$15.94B7.372,300Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionEOGEOG Resources4.5256 of 5 stars$116.61-0.9%$139.81+19.9%-5.2%$63.64B$23.70B10.823,150News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.8023 of 5 stars$22.64-2.2%$26.67+17.8%-8.3%$4.36B$1.32B11.26210News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementMTDRMatador Resources4.1756 of 5 stars$49.83-2.9%$69.13+38.7%-19.1%$6.24B$3.70B6.69290Analyst ForecastOVVOvintiv4.8478 of 5 stars$38.89-2.9%$53.81+38.4%-11.4%$10.10B$9.15B16.551,623SMSM Energy4.8325 of 5 stars$25.80-0.4%$42.08+63.1%-39.6%$2.95B$2.69B3.61540Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Alternatives Chord Energy Alternatives Diamondback Energy Alternatives ConocoPhillips Alternatives Devon Energy Alternatives EOG Resources Alternatives Magnolia Oil & Gas Alternatives Matador Resources Alternatives Ovintiv Alternatives SM Energy Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MUR) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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