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Murphy Oil Corp (NYSE: MUR) closed the day trading at $24.43 down -0.12% from the previous closing price of $24.46. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.74 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MUR, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.41 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 4.34. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.77 and its Current Ratio is at 0.83. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.40 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.35.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Truist on January 31, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $31 from $42 previously.
On January 22, 2025, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Equal-Weight but kept the price unchanged to $37.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on August 15, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $50 to $47.
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 Feb 21 ’25 when Utsch Louis W sold 9,584 shares for $28.10 per share. The transaction valued at 269,310 led to the insider holds 9,504 shares of the business.
Utsch Louis W bought 9,584 shares of MUR for $269,310 on Feb 21 ’25. On Feb 19 ’25, another insider, ROGER JENKINS, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 70,000 shares for $28.61 each.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Murphy’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.09, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.04. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.71. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.18 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.69.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MUR has reached a high of $49.14, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $24.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.73%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -29.57%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 145.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 137.43M. Insiders hold about 5.77% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.74% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
The current assessment of Murphy Oil Corp (MUR) involves the perspectives of 15.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.71, with high estimates of $1.2 and low estimates of $0.29.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.6 and $1.99 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.01. EPS for the following year is $4.06, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $6.5 and $2.26.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $659.82M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $721M to a low estimate of $609M. As of the current estimate, Murphy Oil Corp’s year-ago sales were $796.41MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $700.97M. There is a high estimate of $782M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $589M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MUR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.1B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.54B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.9B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.03BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.17B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.4B and the low estimate is $2.96B.
