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Murphy USA (MUSA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$397.57 -2.12 (-0.53%)
Closing price 09/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$409.97 +12.40 (+3.12%)
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About Murphy USA Stock (NYSE:MUSA)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$397.10
$409.91
50-Day Range
$361.96
$436.61
52-Week Range
$345.23
$561.08
Volume
359,352 shs
Average Volume
279,396 shs
Market Capitalization
$7.67 billion
P/E Ratio
16.46
Dividend Yield
0.53%
Price Target
$476.29
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Murphy USA Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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86th Percentile Overall Score

MUSA MarketRank™: 

Murphy USA scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 37th out of 220 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Murphy USA has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Murphy USA has a consensus price target of $476.29, representing about 19.8% upside from its current price of $397.57.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Murphy USA has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Murphy USA's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Murphy USA are expected to grow by 8.58% in the coming year, from $26.45 to $28.72 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Murphy USA is 16.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 281.92.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Murphy USA is 16.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 20.50.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Murphy USA has a P/B Ratio of 9.58. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Murphy USA's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.50% of the float of Murphy USA has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Murphy USA has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Murphy USA has recently increased by 41.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Murphy USA has a dividend yield of 0.53%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Murphy USA has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Murphy USA is 8.78%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Murphy USA will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.38% next year. This indicates that Murphy USA will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Murphy USA's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.50% of the float of Murphy USA has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Murphy USA has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Murphy USA has recently increased by 41.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Murphy USA has a news sentiment score of 1.16. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.88 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Murphy USA this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Murphy USA insiders have bought 155.58% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,835,050.00 in company stock and sold $717,983.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 9.04% of the stock of Murphy USA is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    80.81% of the stock of Murphy USA is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Murphy USA's insider trading history.
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MUSA Stock News Headlines

Murphy USA (MUSA) Receives a Buy from KeyBanc
Murphy USA Insiders Added US$2.27m Of Stock To Their Holdings
Recession Risk: 90% — Are Your Savings Ready?
Moody's latest report shows one-third of U.S. economic activity is already in recession or at high risk.tc pixel
Murphy USA Insiders Added US$2.27m Of Stock To Their Holdings
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MUSA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Murphy USA's stock was trading at $501.75 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MUSA stock has decreased by 20.8% and is now trading at $397.57.

Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE:MUSA) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 30th. The specialty retailer reported $7.36 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.82 by $0.54. The business's revenue was down 8.2% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Murphy USA's top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (3.01%), River Road Asset Management LLC (2.55%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.32%) and Invesco Ltd. (2.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert Madison Murphy, R Andrew Clyde, Malynda K West, Donald R Smith Jr, James W Keyes, Robert J Chumley, Renee M Bacon, Jennifer Bridges, Christopher A Click, Jeanne Linder Phillips, David C Haley and Rosemary Turner.
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Shares of MUSA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Murphy USA investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), ServiceNow (NOW) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/30/2025
Record date for 9/4 Dividend
8/25/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/4 Dividend
8/25/2025
Dividend Payable
9/04/2025
Today
9/18/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
RETAIL - CNV STRS
Sub-Industry
Retail
Current Symbol
NYSE:MUSA
CIK
1573516
Fax
N/A
Employees
17,200
Year Founded
1996

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$600.00
Low Price Target
$350.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+19.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$24.15
Trailing P/E Ratio
16.46
Forward P/E Ratio
15.03
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$502.50 million
Net Margins
2.52%
Pretax Margin
3.24%
Return on Equity
64.63%
Return on Assets
10.86%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
3.20
Current Ratio
0.80
Quick Ratio
0.39

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$20.24 billion
Price / Sales
0.38
Cash Flow
$36.85 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.79
Book Value
$41.49 per share
Price / Book
9.58

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
19,290,000
Free Float
17,548,000
Market Cap
$7.67 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.44

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This page (NYSE:MUSA) was last updated on 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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