Q1 Earnings Forecast for Murphy Oil Issued By Roth Capital

Murphy Oil Co. (NYSE:MUR) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Murphy Oil in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 12th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.85 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Murphy Oil’s current full-year earnings is $2.94 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Murphy Oil’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.45 EPS.

MUR has been the topic of several other research reports. Truist Financial cut shares of Murphy Oil from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $42.00 to $31.00 in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $35.00 to $34.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. KeyCorp lowered their price target on shares of Murphy Oil from $50.00 to $37.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “equal weight” rating on shares of Murphy Oil in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “underweight” rating and set a $37.00 price target on shares of Murphy Oil in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $35.46.

Murphy Oil Trading Up 4.7 %

Shares of MUR opened at $26.06 on Friday. Murphy Oil has a 52-week low of $22.90 and a 52-week high of $49.14. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $28.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $31.44. The stock has a market cap of $3.80 billion, a PE ratio of 9.69 and a beta of 2.18.

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) last announced its 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 return on equity of 7.66% and a net margin of 13.44%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.90 EPS.

Murphy Oil Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a dividend of $0.325 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This is a positive change from Murphy Oil’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.99%. Murphy Oil’s dividend payout ratio is 48.33%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Murphy Oil news, Director Claiborne P. Deming purchased 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $26.47 per share, for a total transaction of $1,323,500.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 931,651 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,660,801.97. This trade represents a 5.67 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 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 purchase, the vice president now directly owns 37,065 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $989,635.50. This trade represents a 4.43 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 5.95% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Murphy Oil

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MUR. 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 buying an additional 539 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D grew its position in shares of Murphy Oil by 15.3% during the third quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 51,295 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $1,731,000 after buying an additional 6,812 shares in the last quarter. Simmons Bank boosted its holdings in Murphy Oil by 491.4% in the third quarter. Simmons Bank now owns 30,406 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $1,026,000 after purchasing an additional 25,265 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Murphy Oil by 17.4% in the third quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 195,183 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $6,585,000 after purchasing an additional 28,867 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV boosted its holdings in Murphy Oil by 14.5% in the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 4,276 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $144,000 after purchasing an additional 540 shares in the last quarter. 78.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Murphy Oil

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.