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After finishing at $23.68 in the prior trading day, Murphy Oil Corp (NYSE: MUR) closed at $23.56, down -0.51%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.93 million shares were traded. MUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $23.73 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $23.2499.
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 8.56 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.59. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.69 and its Current Ratio is at 0.76. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.43 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:
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 3362388992 and an Enterprise Value of 5328818176. As of this moment, Murphy’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.14. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.76. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.16 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.84 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.504.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MUR is 1.14, which has changed by -0.34917128 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20799685 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 -1.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.48%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.67M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2018610 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 142.72M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 133.21M. Insiders hold about 6.66% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.12% stake in the company. Shares short for MUR as of 1752537600 were 20706332 with a Short Ratio of 7.77, compared to 1749772800 on 21844608. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 20706332 and a Short% of Float of 21.52.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MUR’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.225, compared to 1.25 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05173142The 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 2025-05-16 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-05-16. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-09-03 when the company split stock in a 1158:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 14.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.37, with high estimates of $0.64 and low estimates of $0.05.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.19 and $1.02 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.59. EPS for the following year is $2.58, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $3.76 and $1.37.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $632.25M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $655.24M to a low estimate of $612M. As of the current estimate, Murphy Oil Corp’s year-ago sales were $802.77MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $667M. There is a high estimate of $734M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $584M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MUR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.8B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.49B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.65B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.03BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.81B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.11B and the low estimate is $2.61B.
