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In the latest session, Murphy USA Inc (NYSE: MUSA) closed at $362.48 down -11.16% from its previous closing price of $408.03. In other words, the price has decreased by -$11.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.26 million shares were traded. MUSA stock price reached its highest trading level at $432.555 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $357.23.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Murphy USA Inc’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 132.41 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.64. 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 4.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.99.
On April 11, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $550.
On March 11, 2025, Melius started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $600.Melius initiated its Buy rating on March 11, 2025, with a $600 target price.
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 May 27 ’25 when Haley David C. bought 1,000 shares for $435.58 per share. The transaction valued at 435,580 led to the insider holds 1,000 shares of the business.
Phillips Jeanne Linder sold 797 shares of MUSA for $360,487 on Mar 05 ’25. The Director now owns 2,349 shares after completing the transaction at $452.31 per share. On Mar 05 ’25, another insider, Phillips Jeanne Linder, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 797 shares for $452.31 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MUSA now has a Market Capitalization of 6993109504 and an Enterprise Value of 10522643456. As of this moment, Murphy’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.01, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.49. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.37 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.82. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.598 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.524.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MUSA is 0.43, which has changed by -0.29360408 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18569505 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MUSA has reached a high of $561.08, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $385.44. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.65%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -23.45%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MUSA has traded an average of 339.08K shares per day and 377590 over the past ten days. A total of 19.29M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 17.93M. Insiders hold about 9.27% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.27% stake in the company. Shares short for MUSA as of 1752537600 were 1161690 with a Short Ratio of 3.43, compared to 1749772800 on 985697. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1161690 and a Short% of Float of 8.430000399999999.
