Murphy Oil (MUR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $21.46 +0.57 (+2.73%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.39 -0.07 (-0.31%) As of 07:38 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 Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Murphy Oil Short Interest DataMurphy Oil (MUR) has a short interest of 23.31 million shares, representing 17.33% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 12.72% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.8, indicating that it would take 6.8 days of the average trading volume of 2.21 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest23,310,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest20,680,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+12.72%Dollar Volume Sold Short$478.79 millionShort Interest Ratio6.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares142,716,000 sharesFloat Size134,470,000 sharesShort Percent of Float17.33%Today's Trading Volume1,800,921 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,209,359 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average82% Short Selling Murphy Oil? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Murphy Oil and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMUR Short Interest Over TimeMUR Days to Cover Over TimeMUR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Murphy Oil Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/202523,310,000 shares $478.79 million +12.7%17.3%6.8 $20.54 4/15/202520,680,000 shares $414.53 million +5.3%15.4%6.1 $20.05 3/31/202519,640,000 shares $559.25 million +9.8%14.6%6.1 $28.48 3/15/202517,880,000 shares $465.86 million -8.5%13.0%6.3 $26.06 2/28/202519,530,000 shares $517.15 million +19.8%14.2%7.8 $26.48 2/15/202516,300,000 shares $461.21 million +26.1%11.9%7.3 $28.30 1/31/202512,930,000 shares $343.60 million +37.4%9.4%6.2 $26.57 1/15/20259,410,000 shares $314.76 million +7.4%6.8%5.5 $33.45 12/31/20248,760,000 shares $265.08 million -12.6%6.4%5.4 $30.26 12/15/202410,020,000 shares $303.51 million -2.9%7.3%6.2 $30.29 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MUR and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Murphy Oil and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/202410,320,000 shares $335.09 million -3.2%7.5%6.1 $32.47 11/15/202410,660,000 shares $346.45 million +16.6%7.8%6.3 $32.50 10/31/20249,140,000 shares $287.73 million -13.5%6.6%5.2 $31.48 10/15/202410,560,000 shares $351.33 million +8.3%7.4%5.9 $33.27 9/30/20249,750,000 shares $328.82 million -12.9%6.9%5.6 $33.73 9/15/202411,190,000 shares $382.36 million +15.2%7.9%6.6 $34.17 8/31/20249,710,000 shares $361.99 million +30.5%6.8%6.2 $37.28 8/15/20247,440,000 shares $279.52 million +5.5%5.2%4.9 $37.57 7/31/20247,050,000 shares $291.73 million +16.3%4.9%5 $41.38 7/15/20246,060,000 shares $256.52 million -3.0%4.2%4.5 $42.33 6/30/20246,250,000 shares $257.75 million -2.8%4.3%4.6 $41.24 6/15/20246,430,000 shares $246.27 million -12.6%4.5%4.7 $38.30 5/31/20247,360,000 shares $314.93 million +23.7%5.1%4.9 $42.79 5/15/20245,950,000 shares $261.09 million -4.8%4.1%3.8 $43.88 4/30/20246,250,000 shares $278.94 million -10.8%4.3%3.9 $44.63 4/15/20247,010,000 shares $325.82 million +4.9%4.9%4 $46.48 3/31/20246,680,000 shares $305.28 million -10.5%4.6%3.5 $45.70 3/15/20247,460,000 shares $323.99 million -20.6%5.2%3.9 $43.43 2/29/20249,390,000 shares $372.50 million +6.5%6.5%4.9 $39.67 2/15/20248,820,000 shares $349.27 million -2.7%6.1%5 $39.60 1/31/20249,060,000 shares $350.53 million +31.1%6.2%5 $38.69 1/15/20246,910,000 shares $270.04 million +5.8%4.7%4.1 $39.08 12/31/20236,530,000 shares $278.57 million -3.8%4.5%4.1 $42.66 12/15/20236,790,000 shares $287.32 million +15.3%4.6%4.4 $42.32 11/30/20235,890,000 shares $251.92 million +9.3%4.0%4 $42.77 11/15/20235,390,000 shares $235.60 million -19.3%3.7%3.6 $43.71 10/31/20236,680,000 shares $299.73 million +34.1%4.6%4.5 $44.87 10/15/20234,980,000 shares $231.32 million -7.1%3.4%3.4 $46.45 9/30/20235,360,000 shares $243.08 million +19.1%3.6%3.6 $45.35 9/15/20234,500,000 shares $203.67 million +2.3%3.0%2.8 $45.26F1 Engineering Powers This Electric Marine Motor (Ad)The future of marine propulsion has arrived - powered by F-1 grade engineering. In collaboration with McLaren Engineering, a NASDAQ-listed marine tech company unveiled a groundbreaking new electric powertrain set to transform the industry.How one NASDAQ-listed disruptor is bringing the world's most powerful electric marine powertrain to 8/31/20234,400,000 shares $199.72 million -17.9%3.0%2.7 $45.39 8/15/20235,360,000 shares $235.46 million +28.2%3.6%3.2 $43.93 7/31/20234,180,000 shares $180.89 million -34.3%2.8%2.4 $43.28 7/15/20236,360,000 shares $249.12 million -1.6%4.4%3.7 $39.17 6/30/20236,460,000 shares $247.42 million -17.2%4.4%3.7 $38.30 6/15/20237,800,000 shares $300.77 million +1.4%5.3%4.5 $38.56 5/31/20237,690,000 shares $267.77 million -6.0%5.3%4.5 $34.82 5/15/20238,180,000 shares $276.73 million +13.9%5.5%4.9 $33.83 4/30/20237,180,000 shares $263.58 million +6.4%4.9%4.4 $36.71 4/15/20236,750,000 shares $263.93 million +24.1%4.6%3.8 $39.10 3/31/20235,440,000 shares $201.17 million -16.1%3.7%3.1 $36.98 3/15/20236,480,000 shares $222.13 million +11.0%4.4%3.8 $34.28 2/28/20235,840,000 shares $227.88 million -8.6%4.0%3.7 $39.02 2/15/20236,390,000 shares $273.94 million -3.8%4.3%4.2 $42.87 1/31/20236,640,000 shares $289.57 million -2.8%4.5%4.2 $43.61 1/15/20236,830,000 shares $288.70 million +6.6%4.6%4.6 $42.27 12/30/20226,410,000 shares $275.69 million +9.4%4.3%4.6 $43.01 12/15/20225,860,000 shares $249.46 million -4.4%4.0%4.1 $42.57 11/30/20226,130,000 shares $289.34 million -2.1%4.1%4.2 $47.20 11/15/20226,260,000 shares $309.68 million -12.5%4.2%4.3 $49.47 10/31/20227,150,000 shares $346.85 million +2.6%4.8%5 $48.51 10/15/20226,970,000 shares $295.81 million +12.8%4.7%4.9 $42.44 9/30/20226,180,000 shares $217.35 million -5.1%4.2%4.4 $35.17 9/15/20226,510,000 shares $263.98 million +7.6%4.4%4.3 $40.55 8/31/20226,050,000 shares $235.77 million +0.7%4.1%3.7 $38.97 8/15/20226,010,000 shares $208.79 million -9.8%4.1%3.4 $34.74 7/31/20226,660,000 shares $234.03 million -17.8%4.5%3.5 $35.14 7/15/20228,100,000 shares $228.99 million +27.4%5.5%4.2 $28.27 6/30/20226,360,000 shares $192.01 million -11.7%4.3%3.2 $30.19 6/15/20227,200,000 shares $290.74 million -16.0%N/A3.6 $40.38 5/31/20228,570,000 shares $363.54 million -3.6%5.8%4.5 $42.42 5/15/20228,890,000 shares $305.90 million -6.7%6.0%4.5 $34.41 4/30/20229,530,000 shares $362.90 million +5.9%6.5%4.8 $38.08 4/15/20229,000,000 shares $381.96 million -8.6%6.1%4.4 $42.44 3/31/20229,850,000 shares $397.84 million -13.0%6.7%4.9 $40.39 3/15/202211,320,000 shares $413.52 million -9.3%7.7%6 $36.53 2/28/202212,480,000 shares $432.68 million -0.6%8.5%6.5 $34.67 2/15/202212,560,000 shares $412.97 million +7.4%8.6%6.6 $32.88 1/31/202211,700,000 shares $369.72 million +13.3%8.0%6.1 $31.60 1/15/202210,330,000 shares $329.22 million +1.2%7.1%5.7 $31.87 12/31/202110,210,000 shares $266.58 million -6.8%7.0%5.8 $26.11 12/15/202110,960,000 shares $291.21 million +2.9%7.5%5.5 $26.57 11/30/202110,650,000 shares $283.08 million -6.9%7.3%5.4 $26.58 11/15/202111,440,000 shares $323.75 million -4.0%7.8%5.8 $28.30 10/29/202111,920,000 shares $331.73 million -9.5%8.1%6 $27.83 10/15/202113,170,000 shares $375.61 million -12.4%9.0%6.6 $28.52 9/30/202115,030,000 shares $375.30 million +8.4%10.3%7.1 $24.97 9/15/202113,860,000 shares $306.86 million +5.2%9.5%5.9 $22.14 8/31/202113,180,000 shares $280.21 million -1.8%9.0%5.4 $21.26 8/13/202113,420,000 shares $291.48 million -2.3%9.2%5.4 $21.72F1 Engineering Powers This Electric Marine Motor (Ad)The future of marine propulsion has arrived - powered by F-1 grade engineering. In collaboration with McLaren Engineering, a NASDAQ-listed marine tech company unveiled a groundbreaking new electric powertrain set to transform the industry.How one NASDAQ-listed disruptor is bringing the world's most powerful electric marine powertrain to 7/30/202113,740,000 shares $298.30 million -10.2%9.4%5.1 $21.71 7/15/202115,300,000 shares $319.46 million +0.5%10.5%5.6 $20.88 6/30/202115,220,000 shares $354.32 million +26.1%10.4%5.6 $23.28 6/15/202112,070,000 shares $295.96 million -5.4%8.3%4.9 $24.52 5/28/202112,760,000 shares $276.76 million -9.5%8.7%4.8 $21.69 5/14/202114,100,000 shares $270.44 million No Change9.7%4.5 $19.18 4/30/202114,100,000 shares $249.85 million +6.7%9.7%4.3 $17.72 4/15/202113,210,000 shares $229.19 million -13.3%9.1%3.5 $17.35 3/31/202115,230,000 shares $253.58 million +17.2%10.4%3.7 $16.65 3/15/202113,000,000 shares $262.86 million -15.0%9.0%2.9 $20.22 2/26/202115,300,000 shares $254.75 million +1.9%10.6%3.3 $16.65 2/12/202115,010,000 shares $208.34 million -16.8%10.4%3.2 $13.88 1/29/202118,050,000 shares $233.39 million +1.0%12.2%3.8 $12.93 1/15/202117,870,000 shares $278.24 million -1.2%12.4%3.7 $15.57 12/31/202018,090,000 shares $222.69 million -12.5%12.5%3.9 $12.31 12/15/202020,670,000 shares $267.06 million +11.3%14.3%4.5 $12.92 11/30/202018,570,000 shares $206.87 million +8.0%12.8%3.6 $11.14 11/15/202017,200,000 shares $150.50 million +5.7%11.9%3.5 $8.75 10/30/202016,280,000 shares $126.98 million -12.3%11.3%3.5 $7.80 10/15/202018,560,000 shares $157.57 million -4.7%12.8%4.3 $8.49 9/30/202019,470,000 shares $173.67 million +9.0%13.5%4.9 $8.92 9/15/202017,870,000 shares $179.77 million -26.1%12.4%4.6 $10.06 8/31/202024,170,000 shares $332.10 million -0.4%16.7%6.7 $13.74 8/14/202024,270,000 shares $367.45 million +8.0%16.8%7 $15.14 7/31/202022,470,000 shares $296.83 million -14.3%15.6%5.8 $13.21 7/15/202026,230,000 shares $349.65 million +16.8%18.2%6 $13.33 6/30/202022,450,000 shares $309.81 million +11.7%15.6%4.4 $13.80 6/15/202020,100,000 shares $294.67 million -10.8%13.9%3.5 $14.66 5/29/202022,520,000 shares $284.20 million -16.2%15.6%3.4 $12.62 MUR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Murphy Oil's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Murphy Oil shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 23,310,000 shares of MUR short. 17.33% of Murphy Oil's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Murphy Oil's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Murphy Oil? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. MUR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Murphy Oil's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Murphy Oil? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Murphy Oil: Jane Street Group LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Murphy Oil? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 17.33% of Murphy Oil's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Murphy Oil's short interest increasing or decreasing? Murphy Oil saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 23,310,000 shares, an increase of 12.7% from the previous total of 20,680,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Murphy Oil's float size? Murphy Oil currently has issued a total of 142,716,000 shares. Some of Murphy Oil's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Murphy Oil currently has a public float of 134,470,000 shares. How does Murphy Oil's short interest compare to its competitors? 17.33% of Murphy Oil's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "energy" compare to Murphy Oil: Exxon Mobil Co. (1.06%), Chevron Co. (3.46%), Occidental Petroleum Co. (3.45%), Hess Co. (3.02%), Antero Resources Co. (4.58%), Permian Resources Co. (6.35%), Ovintiv Inc. (3.45%), Range Resources Co. (6.02%), Viper Energy, Inc. (2.92%), Hess Midstream LP (2.63%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Murphy Oil stock? Short selling MUR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Murphy Oil as its price is falling. MUR shares are trading up $0.57 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Murphy Oil? A short squeeze for Murphy Oil occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of MUR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Murphy Oil's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including MUR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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