NYSE:MUSA - Murphy USA Stock Price, Price Target & More

Murphy USA trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MUSA."

Murphy USA Inc (NYSE:MUSA) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 1st. The specialty retailer reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.12. The specialty retailer earned $3.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.21 billion. Murphy USA had a net margin of 2.20% and a return on equity of 23.43%. View Murphy USA's Earnings History.

Murphy USA is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 1st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Murphy USA.

5 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Murphy USA's shares. Their forecasts range from $65.00 to $92.00. On average, they expect Murphy USA's stock price to reach $76.6667 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.9%. View Analyst Ratings for Murphy USA.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Murphy USA in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 4 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Murphy USA saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,956,332 shares, an increase of 55.5% from the May 15th total of 3,188,211 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 385,504 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 12.9 days. Currently, 16.0% of the company's stock are short sold. View Murphy USA's Current Options Chain.

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Headlines about MUSA stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Murphy USA earned a news sentiment score of 0.16 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the specialty retailer an impact score of 46.49 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Murphy USA's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of Montreal Can (0.36%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.33%) and Denali Advisors LLC (0.22%). Company insiders that own Murphy USA stock include Claiborne P Deming, Daryl R Schofield, David B Miller, James W Keyes, John A Moore, John P Corrigan, Malynda K West, Marn K Cheng and Robert Madison Murphy. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Murphy USA.

MUSA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Retirement Systems of Alabama. View Insider Buying and Selling for Murphy USA.

MUSA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can and Denali Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have bought Murphy USA stock in the last two years include Claiborne P Deming, Daryl R Schofield, David B Miller, James W Keyes, John P Corrigan and Robert Madison Murphy. View Insider Buying and Selling for Murphy USA.

Shares of MUSA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MUSA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $79.81.

Murphy USA has a market capitalization of $2.65 billion and generates $12.83 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $245.26 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.32 on an earnings per share basis. Murphy USA employs 9,600 workers across the globe.

Murphy USA's mailing address is 200 PEACH STREET, EL DORADO AR, 71730. The specialty retailer can be reached via phone at 870-875-7600 or via email at [email protected]