Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Murphy Oil Q1 Earnings

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR) – Roth Capital dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Murphy Oil in a report released on Thursday, January 30th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.65 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.68. The consensus estimate for Murphy Oil’s current full-year earnings is $2.99 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Murphy Oil’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.61 EPS.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.62 by ($0.27). Murphy Oil had a net margin of 14.78% and a return on equity of 9.22%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.90 earnings per share.

MUR has been the subject of several other reports. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Murphy Oil from $38.00 to $34.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “underweight” rating and issued a $37.00 target price on shares of Murphy Oil in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Truist Financial lowered Murphy Oil from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $42.00 to $31.00 in a research note on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Murphy Oil from $35.00 to $31.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $38.00 to $37.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $37.83.

Murphy Oil Price Performance

Murphy Oil stock opened at $26.57 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 0.71. The company has a market cap of $3.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.57 and a beta of 2.17. Murphy Oil has a 1 year low of $26.47 and a 1 year high of $49.14. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $30.72 and a 200 day moving average price of $33.89.

Murphy Oil Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a $0.325 dividend. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.89%. This is an increase from Murphy Oil’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. Murphy Oil’s payout ratio is 38.71%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Covestor Ltd grew its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 266.8% during the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 741 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 539 shares during the last quarter. Reston Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Murphy Oil during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Compass Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Murphy Oil in the 3rd quarter worth about $42,000. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Murphy Oil by 106.5% in the third quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 1,470 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 758 shares during the period. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 90.1% during the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 1,758 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 833 shares during the last quarter. 78.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.