Murphy USA Stock Forecast, Price & News

Murphy USA's stock was trading at $102.47 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MUSA shares have increased by 20.1% and is now trading at $123.10.
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2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Murphy USA in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 1 hold rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" Murphy USA stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in MUSA, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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6,978 employees have rated Murphy USA CEO Larry J. Merlo on Glassdoor.com. Larry J. Merlo has an approval rating of 37% among Murphy USA's employees. This puts Larry J. Merlo in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Murphy USA is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 4th 2021.
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Murphy USA will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 4th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE:MUSA) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 28th. The specialty retailer reported $2.61 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.56 by $0.05. The specialty retailer earned $2.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. Murphy USA had a net margin of 3.14% and a return on equity of 45.51%.
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Murphy USA announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, October 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 13th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share on Tuesday, December 1st. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 12th.
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Murphy USA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.80%. The dividend payout ratio of Murphy USA is 19.12%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Murphy USA will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.62% next year. This indicates that Murphy USA will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Murphy USA updated its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 20th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.16 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.06.

2 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Murphy USA's shares. Their forecasts range from $102.00 to $157.00. On average, they anticipate Murphy USA's stock price to reach $128.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.5% from the stock's current price.
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Murphy USA trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MUSA."

Murphy USA's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.75%), Monument Capital Management (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.02%), Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.01%) and Pacer Advisors Inc. (0.01%). Company insiders that own Murphy USA stock include Claiborne P Deming, Donald R Smith Jr, John A Moore, R Andrew Clyde, Robert J Chumley and Terry P Hatten.
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MUSA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Exchange Traded Concepts LLC, Pacer Advisors Inc., Monument Capital Management, and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have sold Murphy USA company stock in the last year include Donald R Smith Jr, R Andrew Clyde, Robert J Chumley, and Terry P Hatten.
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MUSA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, and State of Alaska Department of Revenue.
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Shares of MUSA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of MUSA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $123.10.

Murphy USA has a market capitalization of $3.52 billion and generates $14.03 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $154.80 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.23 on an earnings per share basis. Murphy USA employs 9,900 workers across the globe.

The official website for Murphy USA is www.murphyusa.com.

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]