Murphy Oil (MUR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company. Its activities include identifying, acquiring, developing and producing crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, with a focus on high-quality assets in North America.

The company’s operations are primarily located in the United States, including onshore assets in the Eagle Ford Shale of South Texas and offshore properties in the Gulf of Mexico. Murphy Oil has also historically maintained exploration and production interests in Canada and other international regions, although its current portfolio is concentrated in the United States.

Founded in 1950, Murphy Oil has evolved from a diversified energy company into a focused exploration and production business. Its former retail and refining operations were separated into Murphy USA, an independent publicly traded company. Murphy Oil is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Roger W. Jenkins.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $42.24 to $45.03
• 50-Day Range: $34.68 to $44.36
• 52-Week Range: $26.49 to $45.03
• Volume: 1.54 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.67 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.36 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.96
• Dividend Yield: 3.16%
• Price Target: $38.92
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Murphy Oil Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Murphy Oil scored higher than 32% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 205th out of 243 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Murphy Oil has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.13, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Murphy Oil has a consensus price target of $38.92, representing about 12.3% downside from its current price of $44.36.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Murphy Oil has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -3.01%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Murphy Oil are expected to decrease by -3.01% in the coming year, from $3.65 to $3.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Murphy Oil is 21.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Murphy Oil is 21.96, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.61.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Murphy Oil has a P/B Ratio of 1.21. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.66% of the float of Murphy Oil has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Murphy Oil has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.75.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Murphy Oil has recently increased by 2.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Murphy Oil pays a meaningful dividend of 3.30%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Murphy Oil has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Murphy Oil is 69.31%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Murphy Oil will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.55% next year. This indicates that Murphy Oil will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.31

News Sentiment

Murphy Oil has a news sentiment score of 0.31. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Murphy Oil this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for MUR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Murphy Oil to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Murphy Oil insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.79% of the stock of Murphy Oil is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

78.31% of the stock of Murphy Oil is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/1 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/01/2026
• Today: 10/24/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Record date for 12/1 Dividend: 11/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/1 Dividend: 11/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/01/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MUR
• CIK: 717423
• Web: www.murphyoilcorp.com
• Phone: (281) 675-9000
• Fax: 870-864-6373
• Employees: 813
• Year Founded: 1950

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Murphy Oil: $38.92
• High Price Target: $47.00
• Low Price Target: $34.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -12.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.13
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.96
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.15
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $104.23 million
• Net Margins: 9.74%
• Pretax Margin: 16.08%
• Return on Equity: 6.63%
• Return on Assets: 3.51%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.29
• Current Ratio: 0.85
• Quick Ratio: 0.80

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.72 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.34
• Cash Flow: $8.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.10
• Book Value: $36.69 per share
• Price / Book: 1.21

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 143,380,000
• Free Float: 135,079,000
• Market Cap: $6.36 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.59