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Murphy Oil (MUR) Competitors

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$38.02 +0.02 (+0.06%)
Closing price 05/22/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$37.98 -0.05 (-0.12%)
As of 05/22/2026 07:23 PM Eastern
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MUR vs. APA, CHRD, FANG, COP, and DVN

Should you buy Murphy Oil stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Murphy Oil with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Murphy Oil include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Diamondback Energy (FANG), ConocoPhillips (COP), and Devon Energy (DVN). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

How does Murphy Oil compare to APA?

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

APA presently has a consensus target price of $40.12, indicating a potential upside of 3.39%. Murphy Oil has a consensus target price of $35.73, indicating a potential downside of 6.04%. Given APA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe APA is more favorable than Murphy Oil.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
APA
4 Sell rating(s)
17 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20
Murphy Oil
1 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.07

83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Murphy Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA 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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

APA 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 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

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$9.22B1.49$1.43B$4.299.04
Murphy Oil$2.75B1.98$104.23M$0.5964.45

In the previous week, APA had 18 more articles in the media than Murphy Oil. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for APA and 16 mentions for Murphy Oil. APA's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Murphy Oil's score of 0.65 indicating that APA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Murphy Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. APA pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Murphy Oil pays out 237.3% 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. Murphy Oil is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

APA has a net margin of 17.38% compared to Murphy Oil's net margin of 3.02%. APA's return on equity of 20.70% beat Murphy Oil's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
APA17.38% 20.70% 8.14%
Murphy Oil 3.02%3.09%1.65%

Summary

APA beats Murphy Oil on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Murphy Oil compare to Chord Energy?

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

Murphy Oil presently has a consensus price target of $35.73, suggesting a potential downside of 6.04%. Chord Energy has a consensus price target of $156.69, suggesting a potential upside of 8.83%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Murphy Oil.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Murphy Oil
1 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.07
Chord Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

In the previous week, Murphy Oil had 5 more articles in the media than Chord Energy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Murphy Oil and 11 mentions for Chord Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Murphy Oil's score of 0.65 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Murphy Oil
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Chord Energy
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Murphy Oil has a net margin of 3.02% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of -1.25%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 7.06% beat Murphy Oil's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Murphy Oil3.02% 3.09% 1.65%
Chord Energy -1.25%7.06%4.39%

Murphy Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Murphy Oil pays out 237.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Chord Energy pays out -460.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

78.3% of Murphy Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of Murphy Oil shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Murphy Oil$2.75B1.98$104.23M$0.5964.45
Chord Energy$5.33B1.52$44.46M-$1.13N/A

Summary

Murphy Oil and Chord Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Murphy Oil compare to Diamondback Energy?

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) and Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Murphy Oil currently has a consensus target price of $35.73, indicating a potential downside of 6.04%. Diamondback Energy has a consensus target price of $221.84, indicating a potential upside of 10.53%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than Murphy Oil.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Murphy Oil
1 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.07
Diamondback Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
5 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.04

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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Murphy Oil has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Diamondback Energy has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 27 more articles in the media than Murphy Oil. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 16 mentions for Murphy Oil. Diamondback Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Murphy Oil's score of 0.65 indicating that Diamondback Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Murphy Oil
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Diamondback Energy
27 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Murphy Oil has a net margin of 3.02% compared to Diamondback Energy's net margin of 1.87%. Diamondback Energy's return on equity of 7.76% beat Murphy Oil's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Murphy Oil3.02% 3.09% 1.65%
Diamondback Energy 1.87%7.76%4.67%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Murphy Oil$2.75B1.98$104.23M$0.5964.45
Diamondback Energy$15.11B3.74$1.66B$0.86233.38

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 237.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Diamondback Energy pays out 511.6% 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.

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats Murphy Oil on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Murphy Oil compare to ConocoPhillips?

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) and Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

In the previous week, ConocoPhillips had 26 more articles in the media than Murphy Oil. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for ConocoPhillips and 16 mentions for Murphy Oil. ConocoPhillips' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Murphy Oil's score of 0.65 indicating that ConocoPhillips is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ConocoPhillips
29 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Murphy Oil
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

ConocoPhillips has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Murphy Oil has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

ConocoPhillips has a net margin of 12.10% compared to Murphy Oil's net margin of 3.02%. ConocoPhillips' return on equity of 11.39% beat Murphy Oil's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ConocoPhillips12.10% 11.39% 6.03%
Murphy Oil 3.02%3.09%1.65%

ConocoPhillips pays an annual dividend of $3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Murphy Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. ConocoPhillips pays out 57.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Murphy Oil pays out 237.3% 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 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.

ConocoPhillips currently has a consensus target price of $133.28, indicating a potential upside of 10.63%. Murphy Oil has a consensus target price of $35.73, indicating a potential downside of 6.04%. Given ConocoPhillips' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe ConocoPhillips is more favorable than Murphy Oil.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ConocoPhillips
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64
Murphy Oil
1 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.07

82.4% of ConocoPhillips shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Murphy Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of ConocoPhillips 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, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ConocoPhillips$61.55B2.38$7.99B$5.8920.45
Murphy Oil$2.75B1.98$104.23M$0.5964.45

Summary

ConocoPhillips beats Murphy Oil on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Murphy Oil compare to Devon Energy?

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

Murphy Oil has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Devon Energy has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Murphy Oil$2.75B1.98$104.23M$0.5964.45
Devon Energy$17.19B1.71$2.64B$3.5913.17

78.3% of Murphy Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Devon Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of Murphy Oil shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Devon Energy shares are owned by 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.

In the previous week, Devon Energy had 37 more articles in the media than Murphy Oil. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Devon Energy and 16 mentions for Murphy Oil. Devon Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Murphy Oil's score of 0.65 indicating that Devon Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Murphy Oil
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Devon Energy
27 Very Positive mention(s)
12 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Murphy Oil pays out 237.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Devon Energy pays out 26.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Murphy Oil presently has a consensus price target of $35.73, indicating a potential downside of 6.04%. Devon Energy has a consensus price target of $57.30, indicating a potential upside of 21.17%. Given Devon Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Devon Energy is more favorable than Murphy Oil.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Murphy Oil
1 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.07
Devon Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
22 Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.97

Devon Energy has a net margin of 13.71% compared to Murphy Oil's net margin of 3.02%. Devon Energy's return on equity of 15.22% beat Murphy Oil's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Murphy Oil3.02% 3.09% 1.65%
Devon Energy 13.71%15.22%7.39%

Summary

Devon Energy beats Murphy Oil on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MUR vs. The Competition

MetricMurphy OilOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.45B$8.67B$10.57B$23.18B
Dividend Yield3.71%4.34%10.23%4.10%
P/E Ratio64.4512.4221.0930.65
Price / Sales1.986.501,003.4914.67
Price / Cash4.576.8638.7425.12
Price / Book1.042.204.634.74
Net Income$104.23M$585.47M$4.24B$1.07B
7 Day Performance-5.95%-1.41%-0.26%1.45%
1 Month Performance-2.51%1.45%2.30%1.58%
1 Year Performance81.93%36.33%54.45%28.44%

Murphy Oil Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MUR
Murphy Oil
2.1805 of 5 stars
$38.02
+0.1%
$35.73
-6.0%
+81.9%$5.45B$2.75B64.45690
APA
APA
3.1082 of 5 stars
$40.15
+3.0%
$39.81
-0.9%
+130.3%$13.78B$9.22B9.361,791
CHRD
Chord Energy
3.508 of 5 stars
$149.56
+0.8%
$156.15
+4.4%
+60.6%$8.35B$4.88BN/A530
FANG
Diamondback Energy
3.4619 of 5 stars
$205.62
+1.0%
$218.25
+6.1%
+47.7%$57.26B$15.03B239.101,762
COP
ConocoPhillips
3.9769 of 5 stars
$124.39
+1.6%
$133.12
+7.0%
+41.4%$149.13B$61.55B21.129,900

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