Murphy Oil (MUR) Competitors

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Murphy Oil. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Chord Energy and 11 mentions for Murphy Oil. Murphy Oil's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Chord Energy's score of 0.71 indicating that Murphy Oil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Murphy Oil currently has a consensus price target of $37.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.95%. Chord Energy has a consensus price target of $152.54, suggesting a potential upside of 13.45%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Murphy Oil.

Murphy Oil has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

78.3% of Murphy Oil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Murphy Oil shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by company 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.

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.

Murphy Oil has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the broader market.

Murphy Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Murphy Oil pays out 69.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy pays out 34.9% 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 and Chord Energy has raised 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.

Murphy Oil presently has a consensus target price of $37.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.95%. Diamondback Energy has a consensus target price of $222.30, suggesting a potential upside of 11.42%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than Murphy Oil.

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.

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 8 more articles in the media than Murphy Oil. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 11 mentions for Murphy Oil. Diamondback Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Murphy Oil's score of 0.79 indicating that Diamondback Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

78.3% of Murphy Oil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Murphy Oil shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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.

Murphy Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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 pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. ConocoPhillips pays an annual dividend of $3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 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.

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

In the previous week, ConocoPhillips had 23 more articles in the media than Murphy Oil. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for ConocoPhillips and 11 mentions for Murphy Oil. ConocoPhillips' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Murphy Oil's score of 0.79 indicating that ConocoPhillips is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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.

Murphy Oil currently has a consensus target price of $37.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.95%. ConocoPhillips has a consensus target price of $137.68, suggesting a potential upside of 10.17%. Given ConocoPhillips' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ConocoPhillips is more favorable than Murphy Oil.

Murphy Oil has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ConocoPhillips has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its share price is 89% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

69.7% of Devon Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Murphy Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Devon Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Murphy Oil shares are held by company 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.

In the previous week, Devon Energy had 27 more articles in the media than Murphy Oil. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Devon Energy and 11 mentions for Murphy Oil. Devon Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Murphy Oil's score of 0.79 indicating that Devon Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Devon Energy has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Murphy Oil has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

Devon Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Murphy Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Devon Energy pays out 30.4% 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. Devon Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and 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.

Devon Energy currently has a consensus target price of $59.60, suggesting a potential upside of 33.99%. Murphy Oil has a consensus target price of $37.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.95%. Given Devon Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Devon Energy is more favorable than Murphy Oil.

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.

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.