Murphy Oil Q2 EPS Increased by Capital One Financial

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR) – Investment analysts at Capital One Financial raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Murphy Oil in a research note issued on Thursday, January 30th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.95 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.94. The consensus estimate for Murphy Oil’s current full-year earnings is $2.99 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Murphy Oil’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.03 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.78 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.60 EPS.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.35 earnings per share (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 last year, the company earned $0.90 earnings per share.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on MUR. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $35.00 to $31.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on Murphy Oil from $39.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. KeyCorp cut their price target on Murphy Oil from $54.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Mizuho lowered their price objective on Murphy Oil from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Barclays dropped their price objective on Murphy Oil from $38.00 to $37.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Murphy Oil presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $37.83.

Murphy Oil Stock Down 3.3 %

NYSE MUR opened at $26.57 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $3.88 billion, a PE ratio of 8.57 and a beta of 2.17. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $30.72 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.78. Murphy Oil has a fifty-two week low of $26.47 and a fifty-two week high of $49.14. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.

Murphy Oil Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.325 per share. This is a positive change from Murphy Oil’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $1.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.89%. Murphy Oil’s dividend payout ratio is 38.71%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Murphy Oil

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,548,711 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $119,755,000 after purchasing an additional 45,432 shares during the period. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC increased its position in Murphy Oil by 2.3% in the third quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 2,627,701 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $88,659,000 after buying an additional 58,220 shares during the period. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. increased its position in Murphy Oil by 91.6% in the fourth quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 1,751,737 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $53,008,000 after buying an additional 837,282 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Murphy Oil by 3,191.6% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,627,268 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $54,904,000 after buying an additional 1,577,831 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 26.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,595,260 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $53,824,000 after acquiring an additional 336,372 shares during the period. 78.31% of the stock is currently 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.