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Murphy USA Inc (NYSE: MUSA) closed the day trading at $444.05 down -12.28% from the previous closing price of $506.24. In other words, the price has decreased by -$12.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.3 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MUSA, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 177.93 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.73. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.39 and its Current Ratio is at 0.80. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.45 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.43.
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 this company, KeyBanc Capital Markets on April 11, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $550.
On March 11, 2025, Melius started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $600.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Neutral to Underweight on September 19, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $415 to $435.
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 Mar 05 ’25 when Phillips Jeanne Linder sold 797 shares for $452.31 per share. The transaction valued at 360,487 led to the insider holds 2,349 shares of the business.
Phillips Jeanne Linder bought 797 shares of MUSA for $360,487 on Mar 05 ’25. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, Bacon Renee M, who serves as the SVP, Sales & Ops & CMO of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $469.58 each. As a result, the insider received 939,160 and left with 5,927 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Murphy’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.73, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.57. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 12.19.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MUSA has reached a high of $561.08, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $404.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.57%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.66%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 19.76M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 17.96M. Insiders hold about 9.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.73% stake in the company.
