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As of close of business last night, Murphy Oil Corp’s stock clocked out at $24.06, up 6.41% from its previous closing price of $22.61. In other words, the price has increased by $6.41 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.38 million shares were traded. MUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.15 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $22.84.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of MUR’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.05 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.62. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 3434131968 and an Enterprise Value of 5374239744. As of this moment, Murphy’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.49, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.44. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.43. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.24 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.933 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.645.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MUR is 1.13, which has changed by -0.37781227 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1513431 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MUR has reached a high of $39.46, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.94. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.97%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.39%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that MUR traded 2.51M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2180410 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 142.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 133.21M. Insiders hold about 6.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.97% stake in the company. Shares short for MUR as of 1753920000 were 18041195 with a Short Ratio of 7.19, compared to 1751241600 on 21931969. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 18041195 and a Short% of Float of 18.75.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.25, MUR has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.28. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05528527The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.14. The current Payout Ratio is 44.51% for MUR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-18 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-18. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-09-03 when the company split stock in a 1158:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 12.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.33, with high estimates of $0.8 and low estimates of -$0.15.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.09 and $0.61 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.25. EPS for the following year is $2.24, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $3.61 and $0.42.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 5 analysts expect revenue to total $662M. It ranges from a high estimate of $711.98M to a low estimate of $625M. As of the current estimate, Murphy Oil Corp’s year-ago sales were $758.33MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $662.57M. There is a high estimate of $762.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $619M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MUR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.84B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.56B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.67B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.03BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.79B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.19B and the low estimate is $2.57B.
