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After finishing at $26.77 in the prior trading day, Murphy Oil Corp (NYSE: MUR) closed at $28.78, up 7.51%. In other words, the price has increased by $7.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.75 million shares were traded. MUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.915 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.1285.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MUR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.82 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.12. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.77 and its Current Ratio is at 0.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.38.
On May 15, 2025, Roth Capital Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $25.
Mizuho Downgraded its Outperform to Neutral on May 13, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $31.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 04 ’25 when GARDNER JOHN B bought 14,782 shares for $21.61 per share.
Nolan Jeffrey W bought 10,000 shares of MUR for $233,947 on Mar 05 ’25. The Director now owns 292,012 shares after completing the transaction at $23.39 per share. On Feb 21 ’25, another insider, Utsch Louis W, who serves as the Vice President of the company, sold 9,584 shares for $28.10 each. As a result, the insider received 269,310 and left with 9,504 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MUR now has a Market Capitalization of 4107822080 and an Enterprise Value of 6047933952. As of this moment, Murphy’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.94, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.26. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.48 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.176 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.102.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MUR is 0.99, which has changed by -0.13495642 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1443547 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MUR has reached a high of $36.24, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.94. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.84%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.85%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.31M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2416850 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 142.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 133.20M. Insiders hold about 6.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.50% stake in the company. Shares short for MUR as of 1759190400 were 17744196 with a Short Ratio of 7.67, compared to 1756425600 on 16888842. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17744196 and a Short% of Float of 18.44.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MUR’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.25, compared to 1.28 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04669406. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.07. The current Payout Ratio is 44.51% for MUR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-18 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-17. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-09-03 when the company split stock in a 1158:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current market rating for Murphy Oil Corp (MUR) reflects the collective analysis of 15.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.23, with high estimates of $0.47 and low estimates of -$0.22.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.52 and $0.82 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.17. EPS for the following year is $1.85, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $2.58 and $1.01.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $652.03M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $673M to a low estimate of $620M. As of. The current estimate, Murphy Oil Corp’s year-ago sales were $758.33MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $638.44M. There is a high estimate of $670.74M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $599M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MUR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.69B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.58B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.65B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.03BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.71B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.87B and the low estimate is $2.52B.
