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In the latest session, Murphy Oil Corp (NYSE: MUR) closed at $29.74 down -2.17% from its previous closing price of $30.40. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.77 million shares were traded. MUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.395 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.645.
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 15.99 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 4.67. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.65 and its Current Ratio is at 0.71. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.36.
On August 15, 2024, JP Morgan Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $50 to $47.
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 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 4337371136 and an Enterprise Value of 6375062528. As of this moment, Murphy’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.27. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.83. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.998 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.716.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MUR is 2.13, which has changed by -0.23704463 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23809385 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 $27.75. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.12%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -19.75%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MUR has traded an average of 1.72M shares per day and 2178290 over the past ten days. A total of 145.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 137.79M. Insiders hold about 5.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.34% stake in the company. Shares short for MUR as of 1735603200 were 8756245 with a Short Ratio of 5.10, compared to 1732838400 on 10323572. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8756245 and a Short% of Float of 8.790000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MUR is 1.20, from 1.173 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.038585525The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.46. The current Payout Ratio is 26.05% for MUR, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-11-18 with an ex-dividend date of 1731888000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-09-03 when the company split stock in a 1158:1000 ratio.
