Brokers Issue Forecasts for Murphy Oil Q1 Earnings

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR) – Research analysts at Capital One Financial increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Murphy Oil in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 16th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will earn $1.19 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.17. The consensus estimate for Murphy Oil’s current full-year earnings is $3.47 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Murphy Oil’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.28 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.96 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.73 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $45.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Murphy Oil in a report on Thursday, July 18th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. KeyCorp cut their target price on shares of Murphy Oil from $54.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $43.00 to $39.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 16th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Murphy Oil from $41.00 to $39.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, September 27th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $41.17.

Murphy Oil Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MUR opened at $33.03 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $35.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $39.96. Murphy Oil has a fifty-two week low of $32.53 and a fifty-two week high of $49.14. The firm has a market cap of $5.04 billion, a PE ratio of 9.20 and a beta of 2.20. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.08. Murphy Oil had a return on equity of 11.68% and a net margin of 17.32%. The company had revenue of $802.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $813.97 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.79 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 3.3% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,254,125 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $340,400,000 after acquiring an additional 262,256 shares during the period. Earnest Partners LLC boosted its stake in Murphy Oil by 7.7% during the 1st quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 2,737,409 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $125,100,000 after purchasing an additional 195,906 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in Murphy Oil by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,138,985 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $88,212,000 after purchasing an additional 107,462 shares during the period. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. grew its position in Murphy Oil by 23.0% in the 1st quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 1,132,305 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $51,746,000 after purchasing an additional 212,100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 90.5% in the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,092,374 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $45,050,000 after purchasing an additional 518,904 shares during the period. 78.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Murphy Oil Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, November 18th will be issued a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 18th. Murphy Oil’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 33.43%.

Murphy Oil Company Profile

Murphy Oil Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an oil and gas exploration and production company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It explores for and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company was formerly known as Murphy Corporation and changed its name to Murphy Oil Corporation in 1964.