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After finishing at $40.83 in the prior trading day, Murphy Oil Corp. (NYSE: MUR) closed at $40.36, down -1.15%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.12 million shares were traded. MUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $40.69 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $39.99.
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 19.04 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.14. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.87 and its Current Ratio is at 0.93. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.38 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.35.
On April 10, 2024, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $54.Barclays initiated its Equal Weight rating on April 10, 2024, with a $54 target price.
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 14 ’24 when Martinez Maria A sold 10,000 shares for $43.35 per share. The transaction valued at 433,550 led to the insider holds 40,590 shares of the business.
GARDNER JOHN B sold 40,000 shares of MUR for $1,632,992 on Mar 07 ’24. The Vice President now owns 25,302 shares after completing the transaction at $40.82 per share. On Mar 06 ’24, another insider, Vaughan Paul D., who serves as the Vice President & Controller of the company, sold 6,000 shares for $39.61 each. As a result, the insider received 237,660 and left with 11,877 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 6229686784 and an Enterprise Value of 8048452608. As of this moment, Murphy’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.25, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.29. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.83. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.81 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.16. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.365 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.173.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MUR is 2.25, which has changed by -0.042240143 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21656322 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MUR has reached a high of $49.14, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $36.95. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.34%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.96%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.36M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1163990 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 152.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 143.92M. Insiders hold about 5.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.77% stake in the company. Shares short for MUR as of 1719532800 were 6249240 with a Short Ratio of 4.60, compared to 1717113600 on 7361166. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6249240 and a Short% of Float of 5.88.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MUR’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.125, compared to 1.15 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027553268The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.56. The current Payout Ratio is 26.05% for MUR, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-05-17 with an ex-dividend date of 1715904000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-09-03 when the company split stock in a 1158:1000 ratio.
