Q3 Earnings Estimate for Murphy Oil Issued By Zacks Research

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Murphy Oil in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 13th. Zacks Research analyst J. Saha now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.85 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.91. The consensus estimate for Murphy Oil’s current full-year earnings is $3.21 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Murphy Oil’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.88 EPS.

MUR has been the subject of a number of other research reports. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Mizuho cut their target price 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. Morgan Stanley reissued an “underweight” rating and set a $37.00 target price on shares of Murphy Oil in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $39.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered Murphy Oil from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $42.00 to $31.00 in a research report on Friday, January 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $36.33.

Murphy Oil Stock Up 1.3 %

MUR stock opened at $28.30 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $4.13 billion, a PE ratio of 10.52 and a beta of 2.14. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. Murphy Oil has a 52 week low of $25.26 and a 52 week high of $49.14. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $29.76 and a 200 day simple moving average of $32.83.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.62 by ($0.27). Murphy Oil had a net margin of 13.44% and a return on equity of 7.66%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.90 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Murphy Oil

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MUR. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 3,191.6% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,627,268 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $54,904,000 after purchasing an additional 1,577,831 shares in the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. boosted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 837,282 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Murphy Oil by 399.4% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,012,944 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $34,177,000 after acquiring an additional 810,104 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its stake in Murphy Oil by 108.2% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,529,528 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $46,284,000 after acquiring an additional 794,730 shares during the period. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Murphy Oil by 886,485.1% during the fourth quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 594,012 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $17,976,000 after acquiring an additional 593,945 shares in the last quarter. 78.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Murphy Oil

In other Murphy Oil news, Director Claiborne P. Deming bought 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $26.47 per share, for a total transaction of $1,323,500.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 931,651 shares in the company, valued at $24,660,801.97. This trade represents a 5.67 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, VP Meenambigai Palanivelu purchased 1,573 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $26.70 per share, for a total transaction of $41,999.10. Following the completion of the acquisition, the vice president now directly owns 37,065 shares in the company, valued at approximately $989,635.50. This represents a 4.43 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 5.92% of the company’s stock.

Murphy Oil Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be issued a $0.325 dividend. This is a positive change from Murphy Oil’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $1.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.59%. Murphy Oil’s payout ratio is presently 44.61%.

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.