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The price of Murphy Oil Corp (NYSE: MUR) closed at $20.59 in the last session, down -3.74% from day before closing price of $21.39. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.74 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.96 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MUR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.94 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 3.58. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.77 and its Current Ratio is at 0.83. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.40 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.35.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Barclays on Apr-24-25, Downgraded its rating to Underweight and sets its target price to $24 from $32 previously.
Truist Downgraded its Buy to Hold on January 31, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $42 to $31.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 05 ’25 when Nolan Jeffrey W bought 10,000 shares for $23.39 per share. The transaction valued at 233,947 led to the insider holds 292,012 shares of the business.
Utsch Louis W sold 9,584 shares of MUR for $269,310 on Feb 21 ’25. The Vice President now owns 9,504 shares after completing the transaction at $28.10 per share. On Feb 21 ’25, another insider, Utsch Louis W, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 9,584 shares for $28.10 each.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Murphy’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.66, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.11. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.57. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.97 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.58.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MUR has reached a high of $46.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.94. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -18.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -35.25%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 145.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 134.47M. Insiders hold about 5.78% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.32% stake in the company.
