Murphy Oil (MUR) Competitors

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Murphy Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Murphy Oil shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Chord Energy has a net margin of 13.42% compared to Murphy Oil's net margin of 9.74%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 10.18% beat Murphy Oil's return on equity.

In the previous week, Murphy Oil had 1 more articles in the media than Chord Energy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Murphy Oil and 7 mentions for Chord Energy. Murphy Oil's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Chord Energy's score of 1.05 indicating that Murphy Oil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Murphy Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Chord Energy pays out 34.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Murphy Oil pays out 69.3% 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. Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Murphy Oil has raised 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.

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Murphy Oil has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

Chord Energy currently has a consensus target price of $153.46, suggesting a potential upside of 3.31%. Murphy Oil has a consensus target price of $37.25, suggesting a potential downside of 1.61%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Murphy Oil.

Murphy Oil has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Diamondback Energy has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Murphy Oil has a net margin of 9.74% compared to Diamondback Energy's net margin of 8.58%. Diamondback Energy's return on equity of 10.10% beat Murphy Oil's return on equity.

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 15 more articles in the media than Murphy Oil. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 8 mentions for Murphy Oil. Murphy Oil's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Diamondback Energy's score of 1.45 indicating that Murphy Oil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

78.3% of Murphy Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of Murphy Oil shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Murphy Oil presently has a consensus price target of $37.25, indicating a potential downside of 1.61%. Diamondback Energy has a consensus price target of $222.21, indicating a potential upside of 9.19%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than Murphy Oil.

Murphy Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Murphy Oil pays out 69.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diamondback Energy pays out 85.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Murphy Oil has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Diamondback Energy has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Murphy Oil is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Murphy Oil presently has a consensus price target of $37.25, suggesting a potential downside of 1.61%. ConocoPhillips has a consensus price target of $140.29, suggesting a potential upside of 2.46%. Given ConocoPhillips' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ConocoPhillips is more favorable than Murphy Oil.

78.3% of Murphy Oil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of ConocoPhillips shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Murphy Oil shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of ConocoPhillips shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Murphy Oil has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ConocoPhillips has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its share price is 87% less volatile than the broader market.

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

In the previous week, ConocoPhillips had 36 more articles in the media than Murphy Oil. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for ConocoPhillips and 8 mentions for Murphy Oil. Murphy Oil's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat ConocoPhillips' score of 1.33 indicating that Murphy Oil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Murphy Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. ConocoPhillips pays an annual dividend of $3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Murphy Oil pays out 69.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ConocoPhillips pays out 44.4% 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 raised 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.

ConocoPhillips has a net margin of 14.22% compared to Murphy Oil's net margin of 9.74%. ConocoPhillips' return on equity of 14.72% beat Murphy Oil's return on equity.

Murphy Oil currently has a consensus target price of $37.25, suggesting a potential downside of 1.61%. Devon Energy has a consensus target price of $59.23, suggesting a potential upside of 20.28%. Given Devon Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Devon Energy is more favorable than Murphy Oil.

Murphy Oil has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Devon Energy has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Devon Energy had 22 more articles in the media than Murphy Oil. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Devon Energy and 8 mentions for Murphy Oil. Devon Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Murphy Oil's score of 1.63 indicating that Devon Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Murphy Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Devon Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Murphy Oil pays out 69.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Devon Energy pays out 30.4% 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 and Devon Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Murphy Oil is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Devon Energy has a net margin of 16.67% compared to Murphy Oil's net margin of 9.74%. Devon Energy's return on equity of 14.93% beat Murphy Oil's return on equity.

78.3% of Murphy Oil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Devon Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Murphy Oil shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Devon Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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