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After finishing at $22.08 in the prior trading day, Murphy Oil Corp (NYSE: MUR) closed at $21.62, down -2.08%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.01 million shares were traded.
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 7.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.13. 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 13, 2025, Mizuho Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $31.
Barclays Downgraded its Equal Weight to Underweight on April 23, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $32 to $24.
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 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 8.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.11. 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 1.07 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.60.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MUR has reached a high of $43.44, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.94. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.95%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -28.09%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 142.72M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 134.46M. Insiders hold about 5.79% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.79% stake in the company.
