Zacks Research Increases Earnings Estimates for Murphy USA

Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE:MUSA) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Murphy USA in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now forecasts that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $25.97 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $25.79. The consensus estimate for Murphy USA’s current full-year earnings is $23.59 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Murphy USA’s Q1 2026 earnings at $8.76 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on MUSA. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Murphy USA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of Murphy USA from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $415.00 to $435.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Murphy USA presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $495.33.

Murphy USA Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of Murphy USA stock opened at $519.99 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.45 and a beta of 0.78. Murphy USA has a 52-week low of $350.55 and a 52-week high of $561.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.19, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 0.80. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $516.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $500.95.

Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The specialty retailer reported $7.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.64 by $0.56. The firm had revenue of $5.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.54 billion. Murphy USA had a return on equity of 62.73% and a net margin of 2.48%. The business’s revenue was down 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $7.69 earnings per share.

Murphy USA Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 4th were paid a $0.48 dividend. This is a positive change from Murphy USA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.37%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 4th. Murphy USA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.92%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Murphy USA

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MUSA. Raymond James & Associates lifted its stake in Murphy USA by 1.3% during the second quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 38,705 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $18,171,000 after purchasing an additional 492 shares during the last quarter. &PARTNERS boosted its stake in Murphy USA by 9.3% in the second quarter. &PARTNERS now owns 826 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $388,000 after buying an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Argent Capital Management LLC grew its position in Murphy USA by 1,359.6% during the second quarter. Argent Capital Management LLC now owns 93,326 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $43,813,000 after acquiring an additional 86,932 shares during the last quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Murphy USA during the second quarter worth approximately $1,085,000. Finally, Raymond James Trust N.A. bought a new stake in shares of Murphy USA in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $776,000. 80.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Murphy USA

Murphy USA Inc engages in marketing of retail motor fuel products and convenience merchandise. The company operates retail stores under the Murphy USA, Murphy Express, and QuickChek brands, as well as operates non-fuel convenience stores. It operates retail gasoline stores principally in the Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest United States.