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After finishing at $30.85 in the prior trading day, Murphy Oil Corp (NYSE: MUR) closed at $30.54, down -1.00%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.41 million shares were traded. MUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $31.005 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.23.
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 10.23 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.75. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.87 and its Current Ratio is at 0.94. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.43 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.39.
Roth Capital Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on May 15, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $25.
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 4359243776 and an Enterprise Value of 6280552448. As of this moment, Murphy’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 31.13, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.13. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 10.37. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.85. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.287 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.243.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MUR is 0.78, which has changed by -0.058590174 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16623151 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MUR has reached a high of $34.52, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.94. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.21%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.04M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1906450 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 133.19M. Insiders hold about 6.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.17% stake in the company. Shares short for MUR as of 1765756800 were 17706791 with a Short Ratio of 8.66, compared to 1763078400 on 17960451. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17706791 and a Short% of Float of 18.4.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MUR’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.275, compared to 1.30 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04132901. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.93. The current Payout Ratio is 44.51% for MUR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-17 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
As of right now, 11.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.49, with high estimates of $1.77 and low estimates of $0.14.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.18 and $1.04 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.3. EPS for the following year is $1.84, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $2.35 and $1.21.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $650.9M in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $720M to a low estimate of $602M. As of. The current estimate, Murphy Oil Corp’s year-ago sales were $670.96MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $672.4M. There is a high estimate of $841M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $594.2M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MUR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.81B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.7B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.74B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.03BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.64B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.91B and the low estimate is $2.32B.
