Murphy USA (MUSA) Competitors $444.24 +4.94 (+1.12%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$454.26 +10.02 (+2.25%) As of 05/23/2025 04:15 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 Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MUSA vs. CDW, CHWY, BURL, SFM, BJ, ACI, GAP, FND, VIPS, and OLLIShould you be buying Murphy USA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Murphy USA include CDW (CDW), Chewy (CHWY), Burlington Stores (BURL), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ), Albertsons Companies (ACI), GAP (GAP), Floor & Decor (FND), Vipshop (VIPS), and Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Murphy USA vs. CDW Chewy Burlington Stores Sprouts Farmers Market BJ's Wholesale Club Albertsons Companies GAP Floor & Decor Vipshop Ollie's Bargain Outlet CDW (NASDAQ:CDW) and Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and community ranking. Is CDW or MUSA more profitable? CDW has a net margin of 5.13% compared to Murphy USA's net margin of 2.48%. Murphy USA's return on equity of 61.60% beat CDW's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CDW5.13% 55.42% 8.94% Murphy USA 2.48%61.60%11.37% Does the media prefer CDW or MUSA? In the previous week, CDW had 24 more articles in the media than Murphy USA. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for CDW and 4 mentions for Murphy USA. Murphy USA's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat CDW's score of 1.43 indicating that Murphy USA is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CDW 23 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Murphy USA 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor CDW or MUSA? CDW received 191 more outperform votes than Murphy USA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.78% of users gave CDW an outperform vote while only 65.64% of users gave Murphy USA an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCDWOutperform Votes57569.78% Underperform Votes24930.22% Murphy USAOutperform Votes38465.64% Underperform Votes20134.36% Which has better valuation & earnings, CDW or MUSA? CDW has higher revenue and earnings than Murphy USA. Murphy USA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CDW, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCDW$21.33B1.12$1.08B$8.0722.57Murphy USA$19.93B0.44$502.50M$23.7118.74 Do insiders and institutionals believe in CDW or MUSA? 93.2% of CDW shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Murphy USA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of CDW shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Murphy USA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is CDW or MUSA a better dividend stock? CDW pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Murphy USA pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. CDW pays out 31.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Murphy USA pays out 8.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. CDW has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Murphy USA has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. CDW is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend CDW or MUSA? CDW presently has a consensus target price of $216.38, suggesting a potential upside of 18.78%. Murphy USA has a consensus target price of $526.29, suggesting a potential upside of 18.47%. Given CDW's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe CDW is more favorable than Murphy USA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CDW 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Murphy USA 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Which has more risk and volatility, CDW or MUSA? CDW has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murphy USA has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCDW beats Murphy USA on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Murphy USA News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MUSA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MUSA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMurphy USAAutomotive dealers & gasoline service stations IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.78B$8.42B$25.02B$19.26BDividend Yield0.44%1.40%169.85%3.86%P/E Ratio18.3622.9324.2034.42Price / Sales0.442.744.4334.89Price / Cash12.4419.0319.4117.51Price / Book10.714.766.074.69Net Income$502.50M$310.64M$784.05M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.79%-0.87%-2.00%-2.38%1 Month Performance-9.47%3.14%6.78%4.18%1 Year Performance-0.05%3.09%6.55%4.87% Murphy USA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MUSAMurphy USA4.7835 of 5 stars$444.24+1.1%$526.29+18.5%0.0%$8.78B$19.93B18.3615,100Positive NewsCDWCDW4.5223 of 5 stars$188.04-0.5%$216.38+15.1%-21.2%$24.76B$21.33B23.5915,100News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementGap DownCHWYChewy2.4549 of 5 stars$43.32+3.7%$38.47-11.2%+164.5%$17.92B$11.86B47.6021,300Positive NewsBURLBurlington Stores4.557 of 5 stars$269.82+0.3%$317.27+17.6%+17.3%$17.00B$10.63B36.9662,400Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap DownSFMSprouts Farmers Market3.3981 of 5 stars$168.93+0.1%$167.79-0.7%+97.4%$16.53B$8.07B44.9331,000Positive NewsInsider TradeBJBJ's Wholesale Club2.3324 of 5 stars$118.27+1.6%$112.06-5.3%+32.3%$15.57B$20.50B28.4334,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionACIAlbertsons Companies3.8943 of 5 stars$21.80-1.4%$24.36+11.7%+8.7%$12.55B$80.39B12.25290,000News CoveragePositive NewsGAPGAP3.6616 of 5 stars$27.98+2.2%$27.21-2.7%N/A$10.54B$15.09B12.9585,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeFNDFloor & Decor4.3258 of 5 stars$79.19-0.4%$93.56+18.1%-35.7%$8.52B$4.52B41.6812,000Positive NewsGap DownVIPSVipshop2.837 of 5 stars$15.52+1.2%$15.30-1.4%-9.8%$7.97B$108.42B7.438,010Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeOptions VolumeOLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet3.7263 of 5 stars$120.75+1.6%$123.23+2.1%+41.5%$7.41B$2.27B36.049,900Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CDW Alternatives CHWY Alternatives BURL Alternatives SFM Alternatives BJ Alternatives ACI Alternatives GAP Alternatives FND Alternatives VIPS Alternatives OLLI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MUSA) was last updated on 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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