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In the latest session, Murphy Oil Corp (NYSE: MUR) closed at $24.86 up 0.44% from its previous closing price of $24.75. In other words, the price has increased by $0.44 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.4 million shares were traded. MUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $25.16 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $24.58.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Murphy Oil Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.35 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.88. 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 3548317696 and an Enterprise Value of 5488424960. As of this moment, Murphy’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.90, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.17. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.65. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.68. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.974 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.722.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MUR is 1.12, which has changed by -0.30305576 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16844666 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MUR has reached a high of $38.08, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.94. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.62%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MUR has traded an average of 2.50M shares per day and 1914100 over the past ten days. A total of 142.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 133.20M. Insiders hold about 6.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.99% stake in the company. Shares short for MUR as of 1755216000 were 18074084 with a Short Ratio of 7.24, compared to 1752537600 on 20706332. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 18074084 and a Short% of Float of 18.78.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MUR is 1.28, from 1.25 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05050505The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.13. 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 current assessment of Murphy Oil Corp (MUR) involves the perspectives of 12.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.31, 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 $1.21. EPS for the following year is $2.18, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $3.61 and $0.42.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 5 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $662M this quarter.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.
